Leading Executives in Other Manufacturing
Rainer M. Blair
President & Chief Executive Officer, Danaher
President and CEO since 2020, Blair leads Danaher’s science-and-technology manufacturing portfolio and is known for scaling the Danaher Business System across life sciences and diagnostics.
Company bio | LinkedIn (company)
Marc Bitzer
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Whirlpool Corporation
Chairman and CEO of the appliance manufacturer since 2019/2017, Bitzer has driven Whirlpool’s global portfolio and operations through industry cycles.
Company bio | LinkedIn (company)
Olivier Blum
Chief Executive Officer, Schneider Electric
Installed as CEO on November 4, 2024, Blum is steering Schneider’s energy-management and industrial automation businesses with a heavy sustainability focus.
Company bio | LinkedIn (profile)
William M. “Bill” Brown
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, 3M
Former L3Harris chief Bill Brown became 3M’s CEO on May 1, 2024 and was elevated to chairman effective March 1, 2025, leading a multiyear restructuring and growth plan.
News release | Board announcement | LinkedIn (post)
Roland Busch
President & Chief Executive Officer, Siemens AG
CEO since 2021, Busch is leading Siemens’ pivot deeper into digital industries and software; his contract was extended five more years from April 1, 2025.
Press release | LinkedIn (company)
Joseph E. “Joe” Creed
Chief Executive Officer, Caterpillar
A 28-year company veteran, Creed succeeded Jim Umpleby as CEO on May 1, 2025, taking the helm of the world’s leading construction and mining equipment maker.
H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, GE Aerospace
Culp chairs and leads GE Aerospace, having overseen GE’s breakup and securing a contract extension through 2027 to drive the ‘future of flight.’
Lal Karsanbhai
President & Chief Executive Officer, Emerson
Named CEO in 2021, Karsanbhai is reshaping Emerson into a higher-growth industrial technology and automation leader.
Press release | LinkedIn (profile)
Vimal Kapur
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Honeywell
Kapur became CEO in June 2023 and chairman in June 2024, aligning Honeywell’s portfolio around automation, aviation and the energy transition.
John C. May
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Deere & Company
May is Deere’s chairman and CEO, driving precision agriculture and construction tech across the iconic manufacturer’s global footprint.
Leadership page | LinkedIn (profile)
Blake D. Moret
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Rockwell Automation
A 40-year company veteran, Moret has led Rockwell as chairman & CEO, advancing industrial automation and digital transformation globally.
Company bio | LinkedIn (company)
Phebe N. Novakovic
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, General Dynamics
Novakovic has led General Dynamics since 2013, guiding a diversified defense manufacturing portfolio spanning aerospace, marine, and land systems.
Leadership page | LinkedIn (company)
Jonathon J. Nudi
President & Chief Executive Officer, Masco Corporation
Former General Mills executive and Masco director Jon Nudi became Masco’s president & CEO on July 7, 2025, succeeding Keith Allman.
Press release | Leadership bio
Christopher A. O’Herlihy
President & Chief Executive Officer, Illinois Tool Works (ITW)
O’Herlihy took over as ITW’s president & CEO on January 1, 2024, championing customer-back innovation across the diversified manufacturing group.
Jennifer Rumsey
Chair & Chief Executive Officer, Cummins
A two-decade Cummins leader, Rumsey became chair & CEO in 2023 and is advancing the company’s ‘Destination Zero’ energy transition strategy.
Company bio | LinkedIn (profile)
Lisa Su
Chair & Chief Executive Officer, AMD
AMD’s chair & CEO since 2014, Su led one of tech’s great turnarounds and is pushing aggressively into AI; she was TIME’s 2024 CEO of the Year.
James D. Taiclet
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed Martin
Taiclet, chairman, president & CEO since 2021/2020, is architecting Lockheed’s ‘21st Century Security’ strategy across its defense manufacturing franchises.
Company bio | LinkedIn (profile)
Kathy J. Warden
Chair, Chief Executive Officer & President, Northrop Grumman
Chair, CEO & president since 2019, Warden integrated Orbital ATK and leads Northrop’s portfolio in space, missiles, and advanced defense systems.
Company bio | LinkedIn (company)
Dr. C. C. Wei
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, TSMC
Wei became chairman & CEO in 2024 and leads the world’s largest semiconductor foundry powering global electronics and AI manufacturing.
Executives page | LinkedIn (company)
Morten Wierod
Chief Executive Officer, ABB
A 25-year ABB veteran, Wierod took over as CEO on August 1, 2024, after leading Electrification and Motion—core to ABB’s manufacturing and automation reach.
Company news | LinkedIn (company)
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