Steven B. Hedlund is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. He has served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board since January 2024 and was appointed Chairman effective January 1, 2025.
Over a career of more than 15 years with Lincoln Electric, Mr. Hedlund has held a variety of operational leadership roles, including Chief Operating Officer from May 2022 to December 2023, President, Americas and International Welding from October 2020 to May 2022, President, International Welding from June 2017 to October 2020, President, Global Automation, and Vice President, Strategy and Business Development. Before joining Lincoln Electric he held various executive leadership roles at Fortune Brands, Inc. and served as a principal with the management consulting firm Booz Allen & Hamilton.