Latest News By Industry
Christopher Rossi
CEO of Kennametal
![Christopher Rossi's profile picture Christopher Rossi's profile picture](https://10k-staging.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/edgar0105/peopleImages/1332652/1332652-profile-pic.png)
Christopher Rossi is President and CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of Kennametal Inc, Inc.(KMT)
serving in these positions since August 2017. Prior to that, he was CEO of Dresser-Rand at Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, from September 2015 to May 2017. Dresser-Rand is part of the Siemens business, a leading global supplier of custom-engineered rotating equipment solutions for the oil, gas, petrochemical, power and process industries. Mr. Rossi held numerous leadership positions at Dresser-Rand including Executive Vice President of Global Operations, Vice President of Technology and Business Development, and Executive Vice President of Product Services Worldwide. He joined Dresser-Rand in 1987 and, throughout his career there, was responsible for the areas of Engineering, Production, Supply Chain Management, Sales and Business Development. He served as the company’s Vice President and General Manager of North American Operations, Vice President and General Manager of Painted Post Operation, and Vice President, Supply Chain Management Worldwide. In 2022, Mr. Rossi joined the Board of Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers, and he has served as a director on the Board of Terex Corporation since 2021. Mr. Rossi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech and an MBA in Corporate Finance and Operations Management from the University of Rochester’s Simon School of Business.
Education
- Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering - Virginia Tech
- MBA in Corporate Finance and Operations Management - University of Rochester’s Simon School of Business
Career
- Kennametal - CEO
- Kennametal - President