OTIS - Key Persons


Aleš Korotvička - VP

Job Titles:
  • General Manager
  • Vice President

Carlos Arango

Job Titles:
  • Operating Unit Lead Commercial and Supply Chain

Carlos Torres

Job Titles:
  • Operating Unit Lead Sales & Marketing

Chris Gibbins

Job Titles:
  • UK Service Director

Christopher J. Kearney

Christopher J. Kearney is the former Executive Chairman of the Otis Board. Kearney served as the Non-Executive Chairman of SPX FLOW, Inc. and as Chairman, President & CEO of SPX FLOW. He held the same roles at SPX Corporation prior to the spin-off that created SPX FLOW. Kearney joined SPX Corporation as Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel. He also serves as Lead Independent Director of Nucor Corporation.

Ian Baggelaar

Job Titles:
  • Operating Unit Lead FOD & EHSQ

Jeffrey H. Black

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Audit Committee
Jeffrey H. Black is the Chair of the Audit Committee. He most recently served as Senior Partner and Vice Chairman of Deloitte LLP. In addition to his management roles, he held the position of Vice Chairman of Deloitte's Board of Directors and chaired its Governance and Risk Committees. Prior to Deloitte, Black was a partner at Arthur Andersen. He serves as a Board Director of Carters, Inc., Vantage Airport Group, Ltd. (non public), and Basin Holdings, LLC (non public).

Jill C. Brannon

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer at FedEx Corp
Jill C. Brannon is Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer at FedEx Corp and serves on the company's Strategic Management Committee. She has previously held positions leading sales in Europe, Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent and Africa, and in operations, marketing, and strategic planning and analysis. Since 2022, Brannon has served on the advisory board of directors for European Transport Solutions SARL, Luxembourg.

John H. Walker

Job Titles:
  • Lead Independent Director of the Otis Board
John H. Walker is the Lead Independent Director of the Otis Board. Walker has served as Non-Executive Chairman, Executive Chairman, and Chairman and CEO for Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc. Prior to this, he was President and CEO of The Boler Company. He also served as CEO of Weirton Steel Corporation and held senior management roles at Kaiser Aluminum Corporation. Walker serves as Non-Executive Chair of the Board of O-I Glass, Inc.

Judith F. Marks - CEO, Chairman, President

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • President
Judith F. Marks is the Chair, Chief Executive Officer and President of Otis. Prior to joining Otis as President, she served as CEO of Siemens USA and of Dresser-Rand, a Siemens business. Previously, she held senior leadership roles at Lockheed Martin and IBM. She also serves as a Board Director of Caterpillar Inc.

Kathy Hopinkah Hannan

Kathy Hopinkah Hannan is a former partner at KPMG, where she held several global leadership roles over a distinguished 30-year career. She served on KPMG's U.S. and Americas Management Committees, held the role of Vice Chairman of Human Resources, and was a leader in KPMG's tax practice. She serves as a Director on the Boards of Annaly Capital Management and Gingko Bioworks, and Blue Trail Software Holding (non-public).

Margaret M. V. Preston

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Nominations
Margaret M. V. Preston is the Chair of the Nominations & Governance Committee. She currently serves as the Managing Director of Cohen Klingenstein, LLC. Preston previously served as Managing Director, Private Wealth Management for TD Bank with responsibility for overseeing the northern U.S. Region. She was also a managing director and regional director for U.S. Trust. Earlier in her career, Preston held senior leadership roles at Mercantile Safe Deposit & Trust Company and Deutsche Bank. She currently serves as a Board Director of McCormick & Co., Inc.

Maxime Yao

Job Titles:
  • Operating Unit Lead Finance

Michelle Batty

Job Titles:
  • Operating Unit Lead Human Resources

Nelda J. Connors

Job Titles:
  • Founder and CEO of Pine Grove Holdings
Nelda J. Connors is the founder and CEO of Pine Grove Holdings, LLC, a woman and minority-owned, privately held investment company. Previously, she served as President and CEO of Atkore International. Earlier in her career, she held leadership roles at Eaton Corporation, Ford Motor Company, and Chrysler Corporation. She currently serves as a Board Director of Boston Scientific Corporation, Baker Hughes Company, and Zebra Technologies Corporation. She also serves on the Advisory Board of Arsenal AIC Holdings, a privately-held company affiliated with Apollo Global Management, Inc., and as an independent advisor to Nissan North America's non-fiduciary board. She is a National Association of Corporate Directors' Board Governance and Leadership Fellow.

Paschal Lennon

Job Titles:
  • Director New Equipment & Modernisation

Paul Tucknott

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director Liftec Express

Robert Sadler

Job Titles:
  • Operating Unit Lead Legal & Compliance

Shailesh G. Jejurikar

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Compensation Committee
Shailesh G. Jejurikar is the Chair of the Compensation Committee. He currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Procter & Gamble (P&G). Prior to this role, he was the CEO of P&G's Fabric & Home Care, the company's largest business sector, and the Executive Sponsor for Global Sustainability. Jejurikar's career at P&G spans 30 years and includes leadership roles across a variety of businesses in both developed and developing markets in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. He also serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Cincinnati City Center Corporation.

Shelley Stewart Jr.

Shelley Stewart, Jr. is managing partner of Bottom Line Advisory, LLC. He previously served as Chief Procurement Officer at DuPont de Nemours and held the role of Senior Vice President of Operational Excellence and Chief Procurement Officer at Tyco International. Stewart also held leadership roles at Invensys PLC, Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation. He serves as a director of Clean Harbors, Inc. and Kontoor Brands.

Sven Frostad

Job Titles:
  • Operating Unit Lead Digital Technology

Thomas A. Bartlett

Thomas A. Bartlett is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of American Tower Corporation, retiring in 2024. Prior to joining American Tower in 2009 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Bartlett had a 25-year career at Verizon Communications and its predecessor companies and affiliates. Bartlett previously served on the Board of Directors of Equinix, Inc. He is a member of the World Economic Forum's Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Board of Governors, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust (NAREIT) Executive Committee, and the Business Roundtable.

Wesley Steels

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Nordics