TEREX - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Senior Vice President Human Resources
Amy George was appointed Senior Vice President Human Resources, Chief Human Resources Officer on December 9, 2019. She previously served as Vice President, Chief Talent and Diversity Officer since November 2017. Prior to joining Terex, Ms. George was employed by PepsiCo for almost 10 years and held a variety of leadership roles in Human Resources, culminating in her position as Vice President, Global Diversity. Prior to that, Ms. George was employed for 10 years at James River Corporation, now Georgia Pacific, where she held management positions in a variety of functions including Sales, General Management, Customer Administration, and Human Resources. She began her career in Human Resources at Chesebrough-Ponds. Since July 2022, Ms. George has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Peckham Industries. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University and a Master's in Business Administration from the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University.
Andra M. Rush - CEO, Chairman, President
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Chairman
- Member of the Audit Committee
- President
- Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Rush Group
- Member of the Governance, Nominating and Corporate Responsibility Committee
Andra M. Rush is chair and CEO of Rush Trucking Company, president and CEO of Dakkota Integrated Systems (‘‘Dakkota''), and chair, president and CEO of Detroit Manufacturing Systems (‘‘DMS''). As founder, chair, president and CEO of Rush Group, which operates Rush Trucking, Dakkota and DMS, Ms. Rush leads the largest woman-owned business in Michigan, and one of the largest Native American-owned businesses in the United States. Rush Group specializes in component manufacturing, assembly and sequencing, supply chain management, logistics and freight distribution at 35 locations in the U.S. and Canada. Ms. Rush founded Rush Trucking in 1984. Ms. Rush previously served two terms on the U.S. Manufacturing Council, the principal private sector panel that advises the U.S. Commerce Secretary on government policies and programs and their impact on the manufacturing sector.
Job Titles:
- Chief Digital Officer
- Senior Vice President
Aroon joins Terex from ESAB Corporation in Maryland, USA, a $2.5 billion fabrication technology and gas control equipment manufacturer with 40 manufacturing plants globally. At ESAB, he was Chief Information Officer and a member of the Executive Leadership Team. Among his accomplishments, he helped to transform the IT function, build cybersecurity capabilities, define a new ERP strategy, and champion an Enterprise AI solution to manage inventory. Prior to that, he served as Executive Director and Divisional CIO at ITT Inc., an aerospace and industrial company, and earlier he held senior IT roles with NBC Universal with progressive advancement over a 10-year period. Aroon has a Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University and an MBA from Pepperdine University.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Governance, Nominating and Corporate Responsibility Committee
- President and Chief Executive Officer of Kennametal Inc.
Christopher Rossi is President and Chief Executive Officer of Kennametal Inc., a global supplier of tooling and industrial materials. Kennametal engages in the development and application of tungsten carbides, ceramics, super-hard materials and solutions used in metal cutting and extreme wear applications. Since assuming the role in 2017, he has been leading the company through a series of initiatives to drive growth, simplify business processes and modernize manufacturing facilities.
Mr. Rossi held senior positions for 30 years at Dresser-Rand Group, an engineering and manufacturing company that serves customers in the petroleum and natural gas industries. At Dresser-Rand, he was part of a leadership team that led a successful transformation and annual revenue growth from $1 billion to $3 billion. Following this turnaround, Siemens purchased Dresser-Rand Group for $7.6 billion in 2015. As Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Rossi led the combining of the legacy Dresser-Rand and Siemens Compression and Modules businesses to form the Oil & Gas division of Siemens.
Mr. Rossi holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and a Master of Business Administration in Corporate Finance and Operations Management from the University of Rochester's Simon School of Business. He currently serves on the Kennametal Board of Directors
Member of the Compensation and Human Capital Committee
Member of the Governance, Nominating and Corporate Responsibility Committee
Job Titles:
- Member of the Governance, Nominating and Corporate Responsibility Committee
- Non - Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Partner of Ares Management
David A. Sachs is a Partner of Ares Management, LP (‘‘Ares'') and co-founder of the firm, where he serves as an investment committee member on Ares direct lending, tradable credit private equity group funds, as well as the Ares real estate group's real estate debt and U.S. real estate equity investments. Mr. Sachs also serves as a director of Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. and CION Ares Diversified Credit Fund.
Member of the Governance, Nominating and Corporate Responsibility Committee
Job Titles:
- Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer ( Retired ), Walter Industries, Inc.
- Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Walter Industries, Inc
- Member of the Governance, Nominating and Corporate Responsibility Committee
Donald DeFosset retired in 2005 as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Walter Industries, Inc., a diversified company with principal operating businesses in homebuilding and home financing, water transmission products and energy services. Mr. DeFosset served since November 2000 as President and CEO, and since March 2002 as Chairman, of Walter Industries. Previously, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. (‘‘Dura''), a global supplier of engineered systems, from October 1999 through June 2000. Before joining Dura, Mr. DeFosset served as a Corporate Executive Vice President, President of the Truck Group and a member of the Office of Chief Executive Officer of Navistar International Corporation from October 1996 to August 1999. Mr. DeFosset also serves as a director of National Retail Properties Inc., Regions Financial Corporation and ITT Corporation. Previously, Mr. DeFosset served as a director of James Hardie Industries N.V. from 2006 through 2008 and Enpro Industries, Inc. from 2008 through 2011.
Job Titles:
- President
- President, Genie
Joshua Gross was appointed President, Genie effective January 1, 2024. Previously, Mr. Gross served as Genie's Vice President Global Strategy and Product Management since July 2022, and prior to that was Vice President Global Commercial Operations since August 2020. Mr. Gross joined Genie in 2019 and has led areas including strategy, product management, Genie Operating System, marketing, pricing and sales, inventory and operations planning. Before joining Genie, Mr. Gross spent almost 11 years with Eaton Corporation, where he served in a variety of roles in increasing levels of responsibility including Plant Operations Manager and Multi-Site Leader, Global Product Line Manager, Product Manager, and Senior Sales Engineer.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Senior Vice President
- INVESTOR CONTACT
Julie A. Beck has led finance organizations at major corporations for three decades. She currently is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Terex Corporation. She joined Terex in November 2021 and assumed her current role with the $5 billion manufacturing company in January 2022.
Previously, Ms. Beck served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NOVA Chemicals Corporation from 2016 to 2021. Prior to joining NOVA Chemicals, from 2008 to 2016, she served as Chief Financial Officer of the mining and machinery business of Joy Global, Inc., a former NYSE-listed manufacturer and servicer of heavy equipment used for minerals extraction. From 2014 to 2016, she also served as Global Vice President of Supply Chain, Operational Excellence, and Quality for Joy Global, Inc. She previously served in various positions, including Chief Financial Officer, at both the Journal Register Company, a former NYSE-listed publishing organization, and Norwood Promotional Products, Inc., a global consumer products and promotional products manufacturer. Prior to that, she served in financial roles for Temple-Inland, Inc., a corrugated packaging and building products company, and Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation equipment manufacturer. Ms. Beck started her career at Deloitte.
Ms. Beck has served on the Audit Committee for three public companies and non-profit boards in the past, including the Leukemia Society of America, where she was an Executive Board member. A Certified Public Accountant, she holds a BBA in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and serves on the Wisconsin School of Business Executive Advisory Board.
Job Titles:
- President, Terex Materials Processing
Kieran Hegarty was named President, Terex Materials Processing in March 2010. Prior to this position, Mr Hegarty was Vice President, Materials Processing, a position he had held since January 2006. Previously, he held general management positions for both the former Finlay and the Powerscreen business, based in Northern Ireland. Prior to that he held general management positions in the United States for two subsidiaries of Powerscreen International. He joined Powerscreen International in 1992. Powerscreen was acquired by Terex in 1999. Mr. Hegarty earned a bachelors degree in Psychology from Queens University in Belfast, Northern Ireland and an MBA degree from the University of Ulster, also located in Belfast.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Audit Committee
- Private Consultant, Strategic Planning
Paula H. J. Cholmondeley was a private consultant on strategic planning from 2004 through 2009. Ms. Cholmondeley served as Vice President and General Manager of Sappi Fine Paper, North America from 2000 through 2004, where she had profit and loss responsibility for their Specialty Products division. Ms. Cholmondeley held senior positions with various other companies from 1980 through 1998, including Owens Corning, The Faxon Company, Blue Cross of Greater Philadelphia, and Westinghouse Elevator Company, and also served as a White House Fellow assisting the U.S. Trade Representative during the Reagan administration. Ms. Cholmondeley, a former certified public accountant, is an alumnus of Howard University and received a Masters Degree in Accounting from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance. Ms. Cholmondeley is also a director of Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corporation, Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. and is an independent trustee of Nationwide Mutual Funds. Previously, Ms. Cholmondeley served as a director of Ultralife Corporation from 2004 through 2010, Albany International Corp. from 2005 to 2013, Minerals Technologies Inc. from 2005 to 2014 and Dentsply International Inc. from 2001 to 2016.
Job Titles:
- Chief Strategy Officer
- Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Randy S. Williamson was appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Chief Strategy Officer on December 9, 2019. Mr. Williamson previously held the position of Senior Vice President, Strategy & Planning since 2007. Prior to joining Terex Mr. Williamson held various strategy and general management positions at DuPont, Booz Allen and Solvay. He holds an MBA from Duke University, The Fuqua School of Business, and a Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Clemson University.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Chairman of Governance, Nominating and Corporate Responsibility Committee
- Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer ( Retired ), JP Morgan Chase & Company
- Financial Industry Expert
Sandie O'Connor is a recognized financial industry expert and thought leader with a career spanning more than 30 years. She has deep capital markets, balance sheet and risk management expertise as well as experience building global businesses.
Ms. O'Connor retired as the Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer for JPMorgan Chase where she set the firm's comprehensive regulatory strategy and led engagement with G-20 policymakers. Prior to this role, O'Connor held several senior leadership positions at the firm including Global Treasurer and head of Prime Services. O'Connor has also served on several public and private teams to support the integrity and efficiency of capital markets including as Chair of the Federal Reserve Board's Alternative Reference Rates Committee and is a former member of the Treasury Markets Practices Group sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of NY.
Throughout her career, she has been a champion and sponsor of diversity and inclusion initiatives. American Banker named her one of the most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance multiple times. Ms. O'Connor currently serves as a Director of Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK). In addition to her current public company board service, Ms. O'Connor is a Director of Ripple, the current Chair of the Board of Directors of the YMCA of Greater New York, and an Advisory Board member for PlanetFirst Partners. She also serves on a Task Force on Financial Stability, and on the FDIC Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee.
Ms. O'Connor received a Bachelor of Science in Finance and International Business from New York University, Stern School of Business.
Chair of Governance, Nominating and Corporate Responsibility Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
Job Titles:
- General Counsel
- Secretary
- Senior Vice President
Scott J. Posner was appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in December 2019. Previously, Mr. Posner had been serving as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of the Company since April 2012. He joined Terex in January 2004 as Legal Counsel and has held a number of positions of increasing responsibility since that time. Prior to joining Terex, Mr. Posner was an associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP from 2001 to 2004. Mr. Posner received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania and his Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nuveen
Seun Salami currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nuveen, a global asset management firm. Mr. Salami joined TIAA, Nuveen's parent company, in May of 2018 as corporate controller, and later served as both TIAA's chief accounting officer and principal financial officer of TIAA Real Estate Account. Prior to joining TIAA/Nuveen, Mr. Salami was Executive Vice President and Global Controller, Corporate Solutions at Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (JLL), a Fortune 500 global real estate company. Prior to JLL, he spent over eleven years at Deloitte serving Fortune 500 clients. Mr. Salami holds a Bachelor of Science in Management and Accountancy from Obafemi Awolowo University, a Master's degree in Financial Economics from Ohio University, and an executive management certificate from Columbia Business School. He is a chartered accountant and a certified public accountant, licensed in Illinois.
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Compensation and Human Capital Committee
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- President
Simon Meester was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Terex Corporation and a member of the Company's Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2024. Previously, Mr. Meester served as the President of Aerial Work Platforms since May 2023, the President of Genie since August 1, 2021, and Chief Operating Officer of Genie since June 2020. Mr. Meester initially joined Terex in 2018 as Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing Administration for Aerial Work Platforms. Prior to joining Terex, Mr. Meester was VP and General Manager of the Industrial Control Division at Eaton Corporation. Earlier, he spent 14 years in progressively senior roles at Caterpillar, Inc., before becoming President, Sandvik Mining and Construction in India.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Terex Executive Leadership
- Senior Vice President, Chief Sustainability & Compliance Officer
Stacey Babson Kaplan is a member of the Terex Executive Leadership team. She leads the Global Ethics & Compliance Team, the Global Trade Team, is responsible for Global Employment Law matters and is on the Terex ESG Executive Steering Committee. Stacey Babson Kaplan was named Vice President, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer in 2008. Ms. Babson Kaplan joined Terex in 2002 as Corporate Counsel, Human Resources Compliance. In 2005, she was appointed Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Employment & Global Diversity.
Prior to joining Terex, Ms. Babson Kaplan worked at national and global law firms with a specialty in employment law, labor relations, and workforce management, and served on loan to key clients as in-house counsel for employment issues and for delivering full HR support.
Ms. Babson Kaplan holds a Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a Bachelor of Science degree from The Ohio State University.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Vice Chairman ( Retired ), Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
- Vice Chairman of Illinois Tool Works Inc
Thomas J. Hansen retired in March 2012 as Vice Chairman of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (‘‘ITW''), a manufacturer of fasteners and components, consumable systems and a variety of specialty products and equipment, and was responsible for ITW's worldwide Automotive Components and Fastener, Fluids and Polymers, Industrial Metal and Plastic and Construction businesses. He served as Vice Chairman from 2006 until March 2012. From 1998 until May 2006, Mr. Hansen served as Executive Vice President of ITW. Mr. Hansen joined ITW in 1980 as sales and marketing manager of the Shakeproof Industrial Products businesses and held several other positions of increasing responsibility with the company. Mr. Hansen is a member of the Northern Illinois University's Executive Club, a former member of the Economics Club of Chicago, is the former Chairman of the ITW Better Government Council, and is a former member of the Board of Trustees of MAPI (Manufacturers Alliance). Mr. Hansen also serves as a director of Mueller Water Products, Inc., Standex International Corporation and Gill Industries Inc., which is privately held. Previously, Mr. Hansen served as a director of CDW Corporation from 2005 through 2008.