Executive Leadership (2024)

Jillian (Jill) Evanko is President and Chief Executive Officer of Chart Industries, Inc. (NYSE: GTLS), serving in this capacity since June of 2018. Ms. Evanko joined Chart in February of 2017 as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Chart, Jill was the Chief Financial Officer of Truck-Lite Co., LLC as well as having held multiple operational and financial executive positions at Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV) and its subsidiaries. Prior to joining Dover in 2004, Ms. Evanko held financial and operational roles at Arthur Andersen, LLP, Honeywell Corporation and Sony Corporation. In addition to serving on Chart’s Board of Directors, Ms. Evanko also serves as an independent director of the Board of Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH).

Jill received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from The University of Notre Dame and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from La Salle University. She is the winner of the 2020 ExxonMobil Power Play Rainmaker award, the 2020 S&P Global Platts Energy Award for Chief Trailblazer, and the World LNG Executive of the Year 2020. She serves on the non-profit Board of Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF).

Brad is Senior Vice President of Executive Operations. Prior to this role, he was Vice President of Operations for North America, President of our E & C FinFans segment and served as VP & GM, Brazed Aluminum Heat Exchangers and Cold Boxes which includes the LaCrosse, Wisconsin, New Iberia, Louisiana and Franklin, Indiana locations. He was a team member and key contributor to the Chart Special Operations team since its inception in 2018. Brad has been with Chart since 2005 and also served in the role of General Manager of Energy & Chemicals New Iberia, Louisiana facility. Brad is a graduate of Park University and has completed courses at both Georgia Institute of Technology in Lean Manufacturing and Louisiana State University in Executive Development.

Joe is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Joe has been with Chart since 1993 and has held various roles, starting his career as a Product Engineer and then the Strategic Sourcing Manager for MVE. His former roles have included Materials Manager , Director of Global sourcing and most recently VP & GM of Bulk Gas Products.

He holds a BS of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a Masters of Business Administration, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota.

Fred is President, Europe, joining in March of 2023, as part of the Chart Industries, Inc. acquisition of Howden.

He joined Howden in 2013 as Managing Director and Leader of the Global Product business. Progressing in 2020 to Executive Director and President of EMENA region with responsibility for the delivery of Howden’s business across Europe, Middle East, Russia and India. Additionally Fred supported Howden’s diversification and growth, providing global leadership of commercial and product strategies in Tunnel & Metro and Metals and Nuclear end markets.

Prior to joining Howden, Fred worked in business development and operational leadership roles with Petrofac and Weir Group specializing in Power, Water, Oil and Gas and Aftermarket services.

During Fred’s career spanning more than 30 years in mechanical engineering, he has amassed expertise including the ability to translate market insights into product development through to successful global commercialization, M&A experience from opportunity development to value realization and delivering profitable growth across a diverse product and business portfolio.

Fred holds a B.Eng. bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Strathclyde, UK.

Herbert G. Hotchkiss is our Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, serving in this capacity since March 5, 2019. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hotchkiss spent over 11 years at Truck-Lite Co., LLC as Vice President and Corporate Counsel. Prior to joining Truck-Lite, Herb worked for Blair Corporation as its Vice President and General Counsel. Herb was employed as a Cleveland attorney, working as a corporate associate at Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP and Hahn, Loeser & Parks LLP. Mr. Hotchkiss graduated cum laude from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University with his J.D. in 1996, and he received his LL.M. in Taxation from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1998.

Earl is President, Americas, rejoining Chart in August of 2023. He brings over 30 years of leadership and general management experience across multiple industries including energy, metals, food, chemicals, medical, and manufacturing. Earl served as the CEO of medical oxygen device manufacturer, CAIRE Inc., a global business with operations in the Americas, EMEA and APAC. Earl previously served as President of Chart’s Biomedical Group until 2018 when the CAIRE, Inc. business was divested. Earl also has deep experience in the industrial gas industry, having held senior leadership roles at both The Linde Group and BOC Gases.

Earl is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he obtained a BS in Engineering Management, Civil Engineering. He also obtained an MBA in Finance, Strategy and Leadership from Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management.

Kristin is Senior Vice President, Finance Analytics & Strategy, she joined Chart Industries, Inc. (NYSE: GTLS) in September 2023. Kristin brings over 25 years of experience in multiple finance, accounting, and strategy roles, spanning various industries with a strong manufacturing background. Over her career, Kristin has demonstrated success in integration and change management through multiple M&A transactions and building strong business minded finance teams.

Prior to joining Chart, Kristin served as the Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis at Vibrantz Technologies a specialty chemical and materials manufacturer, formed out of a transaction from Prince International Corporation where she served as Vice President of FP&A and Controller from 2019 until the forming of Vibrantz. Prior to Vibrantz, Kristin served as the director of strategy and business development at Wayne Fueling Systems where she spent six years. Prior to Wayne Fueling Systems, Kristin served in various financial roles at Wayne, GE (NYSE: GE), Dresser, Inc, and Sappi.

Kristin earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Southern Methodist University.

Sherry is Vice President of Operations for our Changzhou, China site. Sherry has been with Chart since 2001 in various product management roles. She graduated from Jiangsu University of Science & Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Heat Treatment Technology.

Curtis is Senior Vice President, Operational Excellence & Integration. Curtis is currently responsible for driving operational improvements across Chart and overseeing efforts for integrating Howden into Chart to achieve the expected commercial and cost synergies. Curtis started with Chart in April 2020 as the Vice President of Specialty Markets for Chart where he had commercial responsibility for Chart’s equipment sales in new and emerging markets. Prior to his time at Chart, Curtis held various operational, commercial, and business management roles with Praxair (now Linde) over his 17 years there. He also previously held engineering and operational roles with BP Amoco Chemical and Scott Specialty Gases.

Curtis has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kansas and an MBA from the University of Houston-Clear Lake.

Gerald F. Vinci is our Chief Human Resources Officer and has served in that capacity since December 5, 2016, when he joined the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Vinci held various executive Human Resources roles at Dover Corporation from February 2013 to November 2016, including Vice President, Human Resources for Dover Engineered Systems and Dover Refrigeration and Food Equipment Segments. From 1997 to 2013, Mr. Vinci served in numerous Human Resources executive roles and as Senior Counsel for Harsco Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Vinci was an attorney for Sunoco, Inc.

Paula Harris has over 34 years of experience in international oilfield services with Schlumberger Ltd. Educated as a petroleum engineer with a Bachelor of Science, Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University, Ms. Harris initially worked in field operations offshore before progressing into leadership roles in training, sales and ultimately, in environmental-social (ES) sustainability. She most recently served as Director of Global Stewardship for Schlumberger from 2015 until her retirement in June 2020. Ms. Harris led the development and implementation of metrics-based, cost efficient ES programs tailored to meet the local needs of stakeholders, communities and customers. She was responsible for aiding the delivery of the long-term Schlumberger sustainable development goals in carbon reduction, energy efficiency, increased green technology sales and increased female and minority employees. Ms. Harris serves on several privately-held and non-profit boards. She is a founding member of the all-girls engineering school, the Young Women’s College Preparatory Academy. In 2020, she received the Women Who Mean Business Lifetime Achievement award from the Houston Business Journal and in 2019, the Women on the Move award from Texas Executive Women and the UN Global Citizenship Award. Paula also has a Master of Education, Technical Instruction and Learning from Abilene Christian University.

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Linda Harty is a proven board member and her extensive broad-based experience across finance, accounting, treasury & tax in addition to strategy, capital allocation and M&A aligns well with the strategic direction of Chart. Ms. Harty previously served as Vice President, Treasurer of Medtronic, a global company specializing in medical technology, services and solutions. Ms. Harty also served as Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Group CFO at Cardinal Health in Columbus, Ohio and has held financial leadership positions at RTM Restaurant Group, BellSouth, ConAgra and Kimberly-Clark. Ms. Harty earned her undergraduate degrees in finance and economics from the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, and furthered her studies in accounting at Georgia State University. In addition to Chart’s Board, Ms. Harty serves on three boards of directors, Parker Hannifin, Wabtec, and Syneos Health.

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Mr. Mahoney is President of the Production and Automation Technologies business at ChampionX (NASDAQ: CHX), a leading provider of production technologies for the upstream and midstream oil and gas markets, where he has led the global artificial lift business since 2012. Mr. Mahoney’s career includes business development/engineering, management and executive leadership for technical solutions with industrial-based industries that are directly involved in energy production of energy-related materials. His areas of focus have been centered around delivering productivity through technology in mechanical or electrical forms for manufacturing and energy production businesses all around the world. Previously, Mr. Mahoney was president of Dover Artificial Lift, part of the Energy segment within Dover Corporation. He also served as Chief Operations Officer for Dover and as senior vice president of global sales and operations for Dover Artificial Lift. Before joining Dover Energy, Mr. Mahoney held a variety of sales and management roles at Emerson Electric Company, a global technology, software and engineering company, including vice president and general manager of the Analyzers Group, vice president, global sales and operations for the Analytical Group, and director of sales for the process automation group.

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Singleton B. McAllister has been a member of our Board of Directors since November 2019 and has served as Chair of the Board of Directors and a Member, she currently serves as Member. A leader in government affairs regulatory law for over 30 years, she has held several senior positions at the national level including senior counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Budget. Ms. McAllister was the chief legal advisor to 72 U.S. missions around the world. She represents companies and trade associations throughout a wide range of industries in public and regulatory matters related to international trade, transportation, energy and healthcare. Ms. McAllister serves on the Board of Directors of public utility holding company Alliant Energy, and was voted on the proxy board of Securitas Critical Infrastructure Services, Inc. She is also a board member of Anterix and serves as Vice Chair for the National Women’s History Museum

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Michael L. Molinini has been a member of our Board of Directors since March 2017. Prior to joining the Board, Mr. Molinini served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Airgas, Inc. (“Airgas”) from August 2012 until May 23, 2016, and was Interim Chief Executive Officer from May 23, 2016 until June 30, 2016, when Airgas was acquired by Air Liquide. Mr. Molinini also served as a director of Airgas from May 2012 until May 2016. Before that time, Mr. Molinini served in various capacities at Airgas, including as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from January 2005 until August 2012, as well as positions at National Welders Supply Company and the Linde Division of Union Carbide Corporation.

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David M. Sagehorn has been a member of our Board of Directors since May 2019. From 2007 to April 2020, Mr. Sagehorn served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Oshkosh Corporation, a global producer of specialty trucks, truck bodies, and access equipment used in the defense, construction, and services market. Prior to his role at Oshkosh, he served in various other capacities including as Director – Business Development, Vice President -Defense Finance, Vice President – McNeilus Finance, Vice President – Business Development, and Vice President and Treasurer.

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Mr. Stiles currently serves as a Group President of Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK), a global leader in Medical Technologies (“Stryker”). As Group President, Mr. Stiles oversees the Orthopaedics and Spine business and is also responsible for Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Canada. Stryker’s mergers and acquisitions function, global real estate function, and Digital, Robotics and Enabling Technologies also report into Mr. Stiles where he has been in this role since August 2019. Prior to his current position, he served as Group President, Neurotechnology, Instruments, and was responsible for worldwide performance across the Instruments, Neurovascular, Craniomaxillofacial and Spine operating divisions. Earlier in Mr. Stiles’ 24-year career in Medical Technologies, he served as a division President for both Stryker Instruments and Stryker Spine along with a variety of Marketing and Sales roles.

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Roger Strauch is chairman of The Roda Group, an early-stage venture capital group focused on investment opportunities that address the consequences of climate change, stress on the Earth's natural resources and the increased demand for low carbon energy. Mr. Strauch has incubated and developed technologies sold to HP, Logitech, and American Greetings. Mr. Strauch is the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cool Systems, the manufacturer of Game Ready, a medical physical therapy system, which was sold to Halyard Health in 2018. He was CEO and former chairman of Ask Jeeves (now Ask.com) a leading search engine on the web. Mr. Strauch recently served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley. He is a member of the Engineering Dean's College Advisory Board of University of California at Berkeley and is the recipient of the 2002 Wheeler Oak Meritorious Award from the University of California at Berkeley. Mr. Strauch is a member of the Madison Council, a philanthropic advisory board to the Librarian of Congress. He is also on the Board of Trustees of the Northside Center for Child Development, a mental health social services agency in Harlem, New York City. Mr. Strauch earned a Bachelor of Science degree, with distinction, from Cornell University and Master of Science degree from Stanford University, both in electrical engineering. He holds two patents in the area of wireless communications.

Member of the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee