# Ganesh Ramaswamy

> Ganesh Ramaswamy is the president and chief executive officer of Southwire, the Georgia-based, family-owned wire and cable manufacturer. A mechanical engineer with four university degrees and more than 25 years across GE, Pentax Medical, Danaher, Johnson Controls and Baker Hughes, he took Southwire's top job in December 2025 and began by visiting facilities, meeting employees and customers, and reorganizing leadership around the company's next century.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Southwire Company
- **Organizations:** Southwire Company, PACCAR, Baker Hughes, Johnson Controls, Danaher, Videojet Technologies, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, Pentax Medical, Hoya Corporation, GE Global Research, GE Healthcare
- **From:** India
- **Education:** B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Kerala, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, M.B.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- **Known for:** Built more than 25 years of operating experience across industrial, medical technology, building systems and energy businesses., Led Johnson Controls' Global Services organization through digital-services transformation and growth in services and sustainability solutions., Led Baker Hughes' Industrial & Energy Technology segment during the company's strategic simplification and growth program.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Began in product development and general management roles at GE Global Research and GE Healthcare.
- **2011-2015** — Held executive roles at Hoya Corporation's Pentax Medical, including vice president of quality and process improvement, senior vice president of global product development and president.
- **2015-2019** — Held senior roles at Danaher, including senior vice president for high-growth markets at Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, president of Videojet Technologies and group executive for Marking & Coding.
- **2019-2022** — Served as president of Global Services at Johnson Controls, leading digital services and sustainability solutions.
- **2021-present** — Serves as an independent director of PACCAR.
- **2023-2025** — Led Baker Hughes' Industrial & Energy Technology segment as executive vice president.
- **2025-present** — Became president and chief executive officer of Southwire in December 2025.

## Achievements

- Built more than 25 years of operating experience across industrial, medical technology, building systems and energy businesses.
- Led Johnson Controls' Global Services organization through digital-services transformation and growth in services and sustainability solutions.
- Led Baker Hughes' Industrial & Energy Technology segment during the company's strategic simplification and growth program.
- Has served on PACCAR's board of directors since 2021.
- Earned engineering degrees at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels, plus an M.B.A.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Announced three additions to Southwire's executive team and expanded responsibilities for two existing leaders, emphasizing that organizational strength begins with people.
- **2026-04** — Participated in NECA's Emerge 2026 event and discussed Southwire's perspective on planning, production and performance with electrical contractors and industry leaders.
- **2026-02** — Outlined early observations from facility and customer visits while Southwire announced finance, people and supply-chain leadership changes.
- **2025-12** — Joined Southwire as president and chief executive officer.
- **2025-10** — Was announced as the successor to retiring Southwire CEO Rich Stinson.

## Links

- Website: https://www.southwire.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ganesh-ramaswamy-1041a23

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