# Duncan MacLean

> Duncan MacLean is the President and CEO of MacLean-Fogg, the Mundelein, Illinois manufacturing company his great-grandfather founded in 1925. A Dartmouth-trained engineer who started in quality control as a teenager, he is the fourth generation of his family to run the roughly $1 billion enterprise. He joined as a manufacturing engineer in 1996, spent 4.5 years in Germany, rebuilt the components business after the 2008 recession, and now leads global operations across fasteners, power systems, plastics, and 3D-printed tooling as the company crosses its 100-year mark.

- **Role:** President & CEO at MacLean-Fogg
- **Organizations:** MacLean-Fogg, MacLean Power Systems, MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's Degree, Dartmouth College, Bachelor of Engineering, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Master of Engineering Management, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, MBA, Finance, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University
- **Known for:** Fourth-generation leader of family-owned MacLean-Fogg, founded 1925, Worked across seven different business units before becoming CEO, Rebuilt MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions to historic performance levels after the 2008 recession

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Joined MacLean-Fogg as a manufacturing engineer at MacLean Power Systems
- **1998** — Elected to the MacLean-Fogg Board of Directors
- **1999-2003** — Lived and worked in Germany (4.5 years) building the European business
- **2008** — Became President of MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions; guided it through the Great Recession
- **2015** — Promoted to President of MacLean-Fogg; took on responsibility for MacLean Power Systems
- **2017** — Named Chief Executive Officer on November 1, leading all global operations
- **2024** — Led acquisition of Mallard Manufacturing, expanding into gravity-flow material handling
- **2025** — Steered MacLean-Fogg through its 100th year of continuous family ownership

## Achievements

- Fourth-generation leader of family-owned MacLean-Fogg, founded 1925
- Worked across seven different business units before becoming CEO
- Rebuilt MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions to historic performance levels after the 2008 recession
- Led the company past $1 billion in annual revenue with roughly 2,500 employees
- Expanded the company into additive manufacturing, aerospace, and material handling

## Latest updates

- **2024-05** — Acquired Mallard Manufacturing, adding gravity-flow material handling to the MacLean-Fogg family of companies.
- **2025-01** — MacLean-Fogg celebrated 100 years of continuous family ownership, manufacturing, and innovation.

## Links

- Website: https://macleanfogg.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/duncan-maclean-335018170

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