Management

John L. Garrison, Jr. was elected Chairman of the Board of Terex Corporation effective August 15, 2018, having served as President and Chief Executive Officer since November 2, 2015. He assumed additional responsibilities as President, Terex Aerial Work Platforms on June 8, 2020.Previously, from 2009 to 2015, Mr. Garrison was President and Chief Executive Officer of Bell Helicopter, a unit of Textron, Inc. Earlier, he was President of Textron’s industrial segment, which comprises four businesses: EZGO, Greenlee, Jacobsen and Kautex. Prior to that, he was President of E-Z-GO. Mr. Garrison joined Textron in 2002 from Azurix Corporation, a global water company, where he was President, Chairman and CEO. He earlier served as Vice President and General Manager of Case Corporation’s North American Agricultural Group, and Vice President and General Manager of the Case Agricultural Systems Group. Mr. Garrison has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Flowserve Corporation, one of the largest global suppliers of industrial and environmental machinery, since October 2018, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Mr. Garrison earned an MBA from Harvard University, graduating with distinction and first- and second-year honors, and a BS in Engineering from the United States Military Academy, where he was on the Academic Dean’s List and top 1% in leadership ratings. He also was a four-year varsity letterman award-winner in football.

Julie Beck was appointed Senior Vice President, Finance, on November 1st, 2021. Previously, Ms. Beck served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NOVA Chemicals Corporation, a petrochemical company, from 2016 to 2021. Prior to joining NOVA Chemicals, Ms. Beck served as Chief Financial Officer of the mining and machinery business of Joy Global, Inc., a former NYSE-listed manufacturer and servicer of heavy equipment used for minerals extraction from 2008 to 2016. From 2014 to 2016, Ms. Beck also served as Global Vice President of Supply Chain, Operational Excellence and Quality for Joy Global, Inc. Ms. Beck previously served in various positions, including Chief Financial Officer, at both Journal Register Company, a former NYSE-listed publishing organization, and Norwood Promotional Products, Inc., a global consumer products and promotional products manufacturer. Prior to that, Ms. Beck served in financial positions for Temple-Inland, Inc., a corrugated packaging and building products company, and Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation equipment manufacturer. Ms. Beck started her career at Deloitte and is a certified public accountant.

Stacey Babson Kaplan is a member of the Terex Executive Leadership team. She leads the Global Ethics & Compliance Team, the Global Trade Team, is responsible for Global Employment Law matters and is on the Terex ESG Executive Steering Committee. Stacey Babson Kaplan was named Vice President, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer in 2008. Ms. Babson Kaplan joined Terex in 2002 as Corporate Counsel, Human Resources Compliance. In 2005, she was appointed Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Employment & Global Diversity.

Prior to joining Terex, Ms. Babson Kaplan worked at national and global law firms with a specialty in employment law, labor relations, and workforce management, and served on loan to key clients as in-house counsel for employment issues and for delivering full HR support.

Ms. Babson Kaplan holds a Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a Bachelor of Science degree from The Ohio State University.

Amy George was appointed Senior Vice President Human Resources, Chief Human Resources Officer on December 9, 2019. She previously served as Vice President, Chief Talent and Diversity Officer since November 2017. Prior to joining Terex, Ms. George was employed by PepsiCo for almost 10 years and held a variety of leadership roles in Human Resources, culminating in her position as Vice President, Global Diversity. Prior to that, Ms. George was employed for 10 years at James River Corporation, now Georgia Pacific, where she held management positions in a variety of functions including Sales, General Management, Customer Administration, and Human Resources. She began her career in Human Resources at Chesebrough-Ponds. Since July 2022, Ms. George has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Peckham Industries. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University and a Master’s in Business Administration from the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University.

Kieran Hegarty was named President, Terex Materials Processing in March 2010. Prior to this position, Mr Hegarty was Vice President, Materials Processing, a position he had held since January 2006. Previously, he held general management positions for both the former Finlay and the Powerscreen business, based in Northern Ireland. Prior to that he held general management positions in the United States for two subsidiaries of Powerscreen International. He joined Powerscreen International in 1992. Powerscreen was acquired by Terex in 1999. Mr. Hegarty earned a bachelors degree in Psychology from Queens University in Belfast, Northern Ireland and an MBA degree from the University of Ulster, also located in Belfast.

Simon Meester joined Terex in 2018 from Eaton Corporation, where he was VP and General Manager of the Industrial Control Division. Earlier, he spent 14 years in progressively senior roles at Caterpillar, Inc., before becoming President, Sandvik Mining and Construction in India. He has managed global teams and operations for 20 years, based in seven countries, including eight years in the United States. He holds an MBA from the University of Surrey, England, and a Bachelor of Science in Automotive Engineering, Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

Scott J. Posner was appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in December 2019. Previously, Mr. Posner had been serving as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of the Company since April 2012. He joined Terex in January 2004 as Legal Counsel and has held a number of positions of increasing responsibility since that time. Prior to joining Terex, Mr. Posner was an associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP from 2001 to 2004. Mr. Posner received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania and his Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

Randy S. Williamson was appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Chief Strategy Officer on December 9, 2019. Mr. Williamson previously held the position of Senior Vice President, Strategy & Planning since 2007. Prior to joining Terex Mr. Williamson held various strategy and general management positions at DuPont, Booz Allen and Solvay. He holds an MBA from Duke University, The Fuqua School of Business, and a Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Clemson University.