Gregg C. Sengstack
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Gregg C. Sengstack
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Sengstack first joined Franklin Electric in 1988. Elected Chairman of the Board in 2015, he has served as Chief Executive Officer since 2014, at which time he also became a director. Mr. Sengstack served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2011-2014. Prior thereto he was Senior Vice President and President, Franklin Fueling Systems and International Water Group and has held numerous positions in the Company’s Finance organization before becoming Chief Financial Officer in 1999. He also serves on the board of Woodward, Inc.
John J. Haines
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
John J. Haines
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Prior to joining Franklin Electric in 2008, Mr. Haines was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Auto Finance. He previously held a number of executive and financial positions with General Electric.
Steven W. Aikman
Vice President, Global Water Systems Engineering
Steven W. Aikman
Vice President, Global Water Systems Engineering
Mr. Aikman joined the company in 2010, bringing over 28 years of combined technology and business leadership experience to Franklin Electric. Prior to joining the company, he held engineering management positions at Delphi Corporation and General Motors.
Paul Chhabra
Vice President, Global Product Supply
Paul Chhabra
Vice President, Global Product Supply
Dr. Chhabra has over fifteen years of experience in global supply chain and manufacturing management most recently as the Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Semiconductor and Service divisions for Applied Material, Inc. Dr. Chhabra earned a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Illinois, a master’s degree and PhD in Engineering from Purdue University, and a MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.
DeLancey W. Davis
Vice President and President, Headwater Companies
DeLancey W. Davis
Vice President and President, Headwater Companies
Mr. Davis served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Flexcon Industries prior to joining Franklin Electric in 2005. Previously, he was a practicing attorney with the Washington D.C. office of Holland & Knight, LLP and for many years represented the water systems industry as a lobbyist for the Water Systems Council. In 2017 he was named Vice President and President, Headwater Companies, assuming responsibility for the Distribution segment of the Company.
Julie S. Freigang
Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Julie S. Freigang
Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Ms. Freigang joined Franklin Electric in May 2014 as Chief Information Officer. She has over twenty years of technology and business experience, and came to Franklin from Eaton Corporation where she held the position of Vice President, Information Technologies.
Jonathan M. Grandon
Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
Jonathan M. Grandon
Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
Mr. Grandon joined Franklin Electric in September 2016. He had most recently been Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Biomet Inc., a leading multi-national health care and medical device company. He had also previously been a partner in the Chicago, IL office of Ropes & Gray LLP and prior to that, been a partner at Mayer Brown LLP.
Donald P. Kenney
Vice President and President, Global Water
Donald P. Kenney
Vice President and President, Global Water
Mr. Kenney was hired as FE Petro employee number three in 1991, eventually becoming President of FE Petro in 2001, and then President of Franklin Fueling Systems in 2005. In 2013, Mr. Kenney was promoted to President, Energy Systems, then appointed to President, North America Water Systems in 2017. In 2019 Franklin Electric established a Global Water Organization, naming Mr. Kenney President, Global Water, responsible for all geographically arranged commercial organizations.
Jay J. Walsh
Vice President and President, Franklin Fueling Systems
Jay J. Walsh
Vice President and President, Franklin Fueling Systems
Mr. Walsh has served as President of Franklin Fueling Systems since 2017, responsible for growth and continued success of our Fueling and Grid Solutions businesses. He started with Franklin Electric in 1995 in the fueling business then known as FE Petro. Prior to taking over as the President of Franklin Fueling Systems, he was responsible for marketing and sales for Franklin Fueling Systems.