Former SBA Chief to Join Honeywell

Former Small Business Administration chief Susan E. Engeleiter plans to join Minneapolis-based Honeywell Inc. as a vice president.

Beginning April 1, Engeleiter will assist Chairman and Chief Executive James J. Renier with marketing and public relations projects, according to a Honeywell spokeswoman.

President Bush appointed Engeleiter to run the SBA in April, 1989. At the SBA, she was responsible for 4,000 employees, 100 offices and an operating budget of $380 million. Engeleiter, an attorney and former Wisconsin state senator, announced a few weeks ago that she wanted to work in the private sector.

The President has not named Engeleiter’s successor, but SBA sources said former Rep. Patricia Saiki, a Republican from Hawaii, is a front-runner for the job.