Columbus McKinnon announces CFO transition
Columbus McKinnon Corp., a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of intelligent motion solutions for material handling, announced the appointment of John R. Linker as the company's new executive vice president of finance and chief financial officer, effective July 1.
Linker will report directly to David J. Wilson, Columbus McKinnon's president and chief executive officer and succeeds Gregory P. Rustowicz.
"John is a proven leader with deep experience and a consistent track record of strengthening organizational talent, improving operational performance, leading complex integrations, and delivering significant earnings growth," said Wilson. "I am pleased to welcome John to Columbus McKinnon. His more than two decades of value-creation focused leadership within global industrial manufacturing businesses will help accelerate our next phase of growth and transformation."
Most recently, Linker served as CFO of Husky Technologies Limited, where he improved financial flexibility and drove record earnings performance through profitable growth and margin expansion initiatives. Prior to Husky, Linker served as CFO and COO of Serta Simmons Bedding LLC where he led the finance, operations, supply chain, sourcing, and information technology functions and executed a commercial and operational turnaround that drove substantial margin improvement. Previously, Linker held several leadership positions at JELD-WEN Holding, Inc., including CFO, where he oversaw initiatives that led to significant earnings growth and enabled their successful IPO in 2017.
"I am thrilled to join Columbus McKinnon at such an exciting time for the company," Linker said. "Columbus McKinnon has a long track record of market leadership earned by solving its customers' most critical requirements. I am optimistic about the future and look forward to partnering with David and the leadership team to execute on the company's strategy and drive results."
"On behalf of the entire Columbus McKinnon team, I would like to thank Greg for his contributions to the Company over the past 15 years. We are grateful for his service and wish him every success in the future," added Wilson.
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