VP & General Manager, Particulates

Responsibilities

• Accelerate enterprise value creation by driving sustained margin expansion through strategic pricing, structural cost optimization, and scalable operational models.
• Shape the long-range vision for the Particulates Platform, leading forecasting, budgeting, and multi-year strategic planning to position the business for global leadership.
• Define and execute a bold global growth strategy that expands CECO’s presence in particulate control solutions across established and emerging markets.
• Identify and penetrate high-growth end markets, anticipating industry shifts and aligning the portfolio to evolving customer and regulatory demands.
• Steer portfolio strategy encompassing organic growth, next-generation product innovation, and seamless integration of acquisitions to build a cohesive, future-ready platform.
• Lead a high-impact global commercial engine, guiding direct and channel sales strategies that elevate market reach, customer engagement, and competitive differentiation.
• Strengthen strategic customer partnerships across key industrial sectors, including pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, petrochemical, metals, food processing, and power generation, to shape long-term demand and solution roadmaps.
• Strengthen go-to-market strategies for engineered systems and aftermarket services that unlock recurring revenue and lifecycle value.
• Oversee global operations, including manufacturing, supply chain, and project execution, ensuring agility, reliability, and world-class delivery performance.
• Champion Lean transformation and continuous improvement, embedding operational rigor and data-driven decision-making across the organization.
• Ensure flawless execution of engineered systems and large capital projects, delivering on time, on budget, and to the highest quality standards.
• Guide engineering and technology teams in advancing product innovation, application engineering, and differentiated particulate control solutions.
• Oversee development of advanced particulate technologies, including dust collectors, cyclones, filtration systems, and scrubbers, ensuring the portfolio remains industry-leading.
• Ensure global regulatory alignment, proactively adapting solutions to meet evolving EPA and international emissions standards.
• Build and inspire a high-performing global organization, spanning sales, engineering, and operations, with a focus on capability building and leadership development.
• Develop robust succession pipelines and cultivate future leaders who can scale with the business.
• Foster a culture of accountability, performance, and purpose, empowering teams to execute with speed, discipline, and customer focus.
• Ensure all solutions meet stringent environmental, health, and safety requirements, reinforcing CECO's commitment to responsible and compliant operations.
• Position CECO as the industry's most trusted partner for emissions control, compliance assurance, and sustainable plant performance, shaping how customers navigate an increasingly complex regulatory and environmental landscape.
• Champion customer success by guiding industrial operators in reducing particulate emissions, optimizing system performance, and advancing their environmental stewardship goals.

  Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or related field (MBA preferred)
  • 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in industrial, engineered systems, or environmental technologies
  • Must have direct P&L responsibility, ideally within a $100M–$250M+ business unit
  • Strong background in: Industrial air pollution control / filtration Engineered-to-order (ETO) or project-based environments Experience in particulate control technologies: Dust collection / baghouses Cyclones and separators Scrubbers and filtration systems Exposure to industries such as: Chemical / petrochemical Power generation Semiconductor / advanced manufacturing M&A integration or portfolio transformation experience
  • Demonstrated success leading global teams and complex operations
  • Licensing And Certifications Lean/Continuous Improvement Lean/Continuous Improvement Certification (Six Sigma Black Belt, Toyota Production Principles, Others)