Board & Leadership

Board of directors

Mark A. Beck Independent Director; Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (Chair), Compensation Committee

Co-Founder and Owner of B-Square Precision, LLC, and former President and CEO of JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (2015-2018). He spent 18 years at Corning Incorporated, rising to Executive Vice President responsible for its environmental technologies and life science units, and served as Executive Vice President of Danaher Corporation. He is Independent Chair of Accendra Health (formerly Owens & Minor), bringing deep M&A, integration, and industrial operating experience.

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Since 2018
Carl R. Christenson Independent Director; Compensation Committee (Chair)

Former Chairman (2014-2023) and CEO (2009-2023) of Altra Industrial Motion Corp., a global manufacturer of electromechanical power transmission and motion control products, which he led through its $4.95 billion acquisition by Regal Rexnord in 2023. He previously served as Altra's President and COO and as President of Kaydon Bearings, with deep expertise in engineered industrial products.

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Since 2019
Katrina L. Helmkamp Non-Executive Chair; Audit Committee

Non-Executive Chair of the IDEX Board and former President and CEO of Cartus Corporation (2018-2023), CEO of Lenox Corporation and SVP Worldwide, and Vice President at Whirlpool Corporation. A former Partner at Boston Consulting Group, she serves as an independent director of Federal Signal Corporation and as an independent board member of KPMG LLP (U.S.).

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Since 2015
Alejandro Quiroz Centeno Independent Director; Compensation Committee

CEO of Beontag, a global producer of pressure-sensitive adhesives and smart tags, and former CEO of Latin America for Prysmian Group and President of Latin America for Aptiv PLC. He has over 30 years of international operating and executive leadership experience across industrial and technology-enabled manufacturing, with prior roles at Tenneco, Continental AG, and Whirlpool.

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Since 2022
Mark A. Buthman Independent Director; Audit Committee (Chair), Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kimberly-Clark Corp. (2003-2015), where he spent a 33-year career and executed or oversaw more than 50 acquisitions, including the $9.4 billion merger with Scott Paper. He serves on the board of West Pharmaceutical Services as Chair of its Finance Committee, bringing deep corporate finance, capital allocation, and large-scale M&A expertise.

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Since 2016
Lakecia N. Gunter Independent Director; Compensation Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Former Chief Technology Officer (Global Partner Solutions) and Vice President at Microsoft Corporation, and former Vice President of Intel's Programmable Solutions Group and Chief of Staff to Intel's CEO. With over 25 years across global technology and innovation businesses, she brings deep expertise in AI, cloud, IoT, and next-generation computing platforms.

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Since 2021
Paris Watts-Stanfield Independent Director; Audit Committee

Chief Procurement Officer of Alcon Inc., following her role as CFO, International, and former CFO, Greater China, and Vice President and Chief Audit Executive at Medtronic Inc. She previously held finance and strategy roles at Alcoa, Wal-Mart, and Procter & Gamble, bringing deep global finance, audit, and internal-controls leadership.

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Since 2022
Eric D. Ashleman Chief Executive Officer and President; Director

Chief Executive Officer and President of IDEX Corporation since 2020, having previously served as Chief Operating Officer (2015-2020) and in senior group-executive roles across multiple IDEX platforms over more than fifteen years. He led the development of the IDEX Operating Model and the Company's 8020 approach, and previously held leadership roles at Danaher Corporation and Honeywell. He also serves as an independent director of Modine Manufacturing.

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Since 2020
Stephanie J. Disher Independent Director; Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

CEO and President of Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc., which she guided through its 2023 IPO and separation from Cummins. She previously led Cummins' $1.4 billion global filtration business and held senior finance, operations, and regional leadership roles across three continents, including earlier positions at BP, p.l.c.

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Since 2025
Matthijs Glastra Independent Director; Audit Committee

Chair and CEO of Novanta Inc., a global supplier of core technology solutions to medical, life science, and advanced manufacturing OEMs, where he has served as CEO since 2016 and previously as COO and Group President. He spent his earlier career across multiple Royal Philips divisions in Europe and Silicon Valley, including as CEO of Philips Entertainment Lighting, bringing more than 30 years of OEM technology, international operating, and M&A experience.

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Since 2025

Executive leadership

Sean M. Gillen Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Appointed by the Board as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IDEX Corporation effective January 5, 2026.

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Akhil Mahendra Interim Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Corporate Development

Vice President, Corporate Development who temporarily assumed the responsibilities of the Company's Principal Financial Officer from May 30, 2025 through January 4, 2026, and was a named executive officer for fiscal 2025 in that interim capacity.

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Lisa M. Anderson Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary of IDEX Corporation, and a named executive officer for fiscal 2025. She executed the notice of the 2026 Annual Meeting on behalf of the Board.

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Roopa Unnikrishnan Former Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer

Served as Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer and was a named executive officer for fiscal 2025. Due to the elimination of her position, she separated from the Company effective February 28, 2026.

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Abhishek Khandelwal Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and was a named executive officer for fiscal 2025; he resigned from that role effective May 30, 2025.

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Melissa S. Flores Former Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Served as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer and was a named executive officer for fiscal 2025; she resigned from that role effective December 19, 2025.

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