David J. Wilson joined Columbus McKinnon Corporation on June 1, 2020 as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Columbus McKinnon, Mr. Wilson served as President of Flowserve Corporation’s Pumps Division from 2018 to 2020. He joined Flowserve in 2017 as the President of Flowserve’s Industrial Products Division. Previous to Flowserve, Mr. Wilson was the President of the Industrial segment of SPX FLOW, Inc. He was with SPX Corporation, and subsequently SPX FLOW, between 1998 and 2017 and held senior leadership positions in each of the company’s operating segments, including six years in Asia while serving as the President of Asia Pacific. Mr. Wilson also assisted with the company’s strategic development while serving as Vice President of Business Development for multiple businesses. Prior to joining SPX, Mr. Wilson held operating and engineering leadership positions at Polaroid Corporation. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and studied for a Master’s degree in Business Administration at the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. Mr. Wilson also completed graduate level course work at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China and at the University of Lausanne/IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Mr. Wilson is a recipient of Shanghai, China’s prestigious Silver (2011) and Gold (2013) Magnolia Awards and served as an Officer and Executive Committee Member of the Pan Asia Chapter of the Young Presidents’ Organization. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Hydraulic Institute and was previously a member of the Board of Trustees of the Maine College of Art (MECA).