Roland joins ITT after two decades in various senior leadership roles at multinational manufacturing conglomerates, including Continental AG, Hyosung Corporation and DuPont. He most recently served as Senior Vice President of Continental AG's Customer Engineered Solutions Americas segment, where he drove strategy and execution for its industrial products business area.
Roland holds an MBA from the University of Manchester (UK) and an MS in Strategic and Economic Business Management from Fundação Getulio Vargas (Brazil). He will be based at IP's headquarters in Seneca Falls, New York and will be part of the ITT executive leadership team.
"I'd like to welcome Fernando and express our enthusiasm for his appointment. With broad leadership and manufacturing experience, he's well equipped to guide IP through the execution of complex, large-scale green energy projects while growing its core pumps and valves business," said ITT's CEO and President Luca Savi. "I am confident that IP will continue to grow and execute under Fernando's leadership."
About ITT
ITT is a diversified leading manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions for the transportation, industrial, and energy markets. Building on its heritage of innovation, ITT partners with its customers to deliver enduring solutions to the key industries that underpin our modern way of life. ITT is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, with employees in more than 35 countries and sales in approximately 125 countries.