Exova Group plc, the global testing, calibration and advisory services provider is pleased to announce that Gary Brimmage has taken up the role of President of its Americas region.
Gary brings over 20 years’ global senior leadership experience, leading successful business transformations, delivering sustained profitable growth and developing high performing teams. He has executive level experience in the Construction, Energy and Aerospace sectors.
Gary joins Exova from Johnson Controls where most recently he was VP and Managing Director, Latin America and previously VP GM, North America with a combined responsibility for over $1bn of sales and more than 3000 personnel in 30 countries spanning North and South America. During a fourteen-year career with the company, he held a number of other senior commercial and operational roles in highly competitive markets. Prior to this, Gary spent sixteen years with Honeywell Inc. where he held senior roles within the Commercial Aviation, Homes and Building Control business segments.
With Exova, Gary is responsible for over 1100 personnel operating from 34 specialist laboratories across the USA, Canada and Mexico providing technically demanding testing for customers in sectors including Aerospace, Oil & Gas, Industrials, Transportation and Health Sciences.
Ian El-Mokadem, Exova’s Chief Executive Officer said: “I am delighted to welcome Gary to Exova. He brings excellent experience and a proven track record of delivering commercial growth and operational improvement. When combined with his extensive knowledge of the Americas market, he has the qualities to lead Exova through the next phase of our ambitious growth plans in the region.”
Gary Brimmage Career Overview
Johnson Controls, Inc.
2011 - Present
Vice President and Managing Director, Latin America
2000-2011
Vice President & GM Service, Milwaukee
Vice President & GM SE Region, Atlanta
Honeywell Inc.
1998 to 2000
Vice President and General Manager, Homes and Building Control, Atlanta
1996 to 1998
Vice President and General Manager, Pacific and West Regions, Irvine, CA
1994 to 1996
General Manager Florida and GA
1991 to 1994
Director Operations and Quality, Commercial Aviation Division
Gary holds a BSc in Business Administration from East Carolina University and an Executive MBA in Global Electronic Commerce from Georgia State University.
Exova is one of the world’s leading laboratory-based testing groups, trusted by organisations to test and advise on the safety, quality and performance of their products and operations.
Headquartered in Edinburgh, UK, Exova operates 121 permanent facilities in 23 countries and employs around 4,000 people throughout Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia/Asia Pacific.
Exova’s capabilities help to extend asset life, bring predictability to applications, and shorten the time to market for customers’ products, processes and materials.
With over 90 years’ experience, Exova specialises in testing across a number of key sectors from health sciences to aerospace, transportation, oil and gas, fire and construction.
