Executive Management

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. Prior to Flowserve, Mr. Wilson was President of the Industrial segment of SPX FLOW, Inc. He was with SPX Corporation, and subsequently SPX FLOW, between 1998 and 2017 progressing through a series of promotions that included the leadership of several global operating businesses and six years in Asia serving as the President of Asia Pacific. Mr. Wilson also led several successful corporate development initiatives while serving as Vice President of Business Development for multiple businesses. Before joining SPX, he held operating and engineering leadership positions at Polaroid Corporation.

In addition to serving as a Director on the Columbus McKinnon Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCO) Board, Mr. Wilson serves on the Board of Directors of Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE: MOD) and the National Association of Manufacturers. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Manufacturers Alliance. Mr. Wilson previously served on the Hydraulic Institute Board of Directors and the Maine College of Art (MECA) Board of Trustees. 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.

Mr. Wilson holds 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 coursework at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, and at the University of Lausanne/IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Greg Rustowicz joined the Company in 2011 as Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer. In July 2022, he was promoted to Executive Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Previously, he spent 20 years with PPG Industries, Inc., where he progressed through a series of promotions in finance and accounting, including Group Chief Financial Officer of PPG’s Glass, Fiber Glass and Chemicals businesses. After leaving PPG, he joined Momentive Performance Materials as Corporate Treasurer. Most recently, Mr. Rustowicz was the Vice President - Finance for Momentive Performance Materials.

He began his career as a CPA with KPMG Peat Marwick. He is a graduate of Canisius College with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and he earned a Master of Science, Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.

Bert A. Brant joined the Company in February 2018 as Vice President Global Manufacturing Operations. Prior to that, he was SVP, Global Operations for Colfax Fluid Handling, a division of Colfax Corporation. Prior to joining Colfax in 2014, he led operations in the U.S., Mexico and Canada for Apex Tool Group.

Mr. Chintapalli joined Columbus McKinnon in 2019. Mr. Chintapalli came to CMCO with an extensive background in technology and industrial settings and a track record of success in general management, acquisition integration, restructuring, turn-arounds, sales, marketing, new business development and strategic planning.

Alan S. Korman joined the Company in January 2011 as General Counsel and Assistant Secretary. In July 2011, he was elected V.P., General Counsel and Corporate Secretary and in 2015, he assumed the role of Corporate Development. From 1994 until January 2011, he served in various senior executive positions of responsibility at Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc., including Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and President of Pentron Ceramics, Inc.

Mark Paradowski joined the Company in 1997 as a Technical Manager. In August 2013, he was named Vice President Information Services. Prior to that, he served as Director Global Information Systems after having served as Director Information Services. Before joining the company, Mr. Paradowski held various positions with Oracle Corporation and Electronic Data Systems (EDS).

Mario Y. Ramos joined the Company as Vice President Global Product Development in June 2018. Prior to joining Columbus McKinnon, Mario was Vice President Strategic Marketing, Product Management and Partnerships for Schneider Electric's Final Distribution line of business. Prior to that, he was Vice President Global Engineering directing a team of more than 500 R&D professionals in 16 locations across North America. Other positions at Schneider included, Director of Engineering for Low and Medium Voltage Equipment and Director Global Technology Center in Monterrey, México.

Mr. Schadeberg joined Columbus McKinnon in 2021 through the acquisition of Dorner Mfg. Co. Prior to joining Columbus McKinnon, he served as President and CEO of Dorner. Mr. Schadeberg has over 20 years of experience in the industrial automation industry.

Adrienne Williams joined the Company as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in June 2021. Ms. Williams joins Columbus McKinnon following a 15-year career at Compass Group North America, where she held roles of increasing scope and responsibility throughout her tenure. Her most recent role was Vice President, Inclusion & Human Resources. Previous roles included Senior Director, Human Resources and Director, Human Resources. Prior to Compass Group, she served as Director of Human Resources at Liberty Commons for three years. Ms. Williams received her Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree from Montreat College and her bachelor’s degree from Johnson C. Smith University.