# Vicente Reynal

> Vicente Reynal is chairman, president and CEO of Ingersoll Rand. Raised in Humacao, Puerto Rico, he studied mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech and earned two MIT master’s degrees before an operating career at AlliedSignal, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Danaher. At Gardner Denver and subsequently Ingersoll Rand, he helped extend equity ownership to thousands of employees, pairing share awards with education about cash and operating decisions.

- **Role:** Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at Ingersoll Rand
- **Organizations:** Ingersoll Rand, Gardner Denver, Danaher, Thermo Fisher Scientific, AlliedSignal, American Airlines, Ownership Works
- **Education:** BS, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, MS, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MS, Technology and Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Led Gardner Denver through its May 2017 IPO., Helped implement employee ownership awards of more than $100 million in 2017 and $150 million in 2020., Led the 2020 combination of Gardner Denver with Ingersoll Rand’s industrial business.

## Career timeline

- **1998-2002** — Worked in AlliedSignal Aerospace engine repair and overhaul operations.
- **2002-2004** — Vice President, Global Operations and Supply Chain, Thermo Fisher Scientific.
- **2004-2015** — Held operations and business leadership roles at Danaher, culminating in group president.
- **2015** — Joined Gardner Denver in May to lead the Industrials segment.
- **2016** — Became Gardner Denver CEO in January.
- **2017** — Led Gardner Denver through its May IPO; with Pete Stavros, announced more than $100 million in deferred stock units for employees.
- **2020** — Led the combination with Ingersoll Rand’s Industrial segment; the combined company adopted the Ingersoll Rand name and announced a $150 million employee equity grant.
- **2021** — Appointed Ingersoll Rand chairman on November 9.
- **2022** — Joined the American Airlines board.

## Achievements

- Led Gardner Denver through its May 2017 IPO.
- Helped implement employee ownership awards of more than $100 million in 2017 and $150 million in 2020.
- Led the 2020 combination of Gardner Denver with Ingersoll Rand’s industrial business.
- Appointed chairman of Ingersoll Rand in November 2021.
- Serves as an Ownership Works board member and American Airlines finance committee chair.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Ingersoll Rand reported second-quarter revenue of $2.049 billion, up 9%, and net income of $257 million; Reynal emphasized execution and order momentum.
- **2026-04** — Published an employee ownership commentary in Fortune, excerpted by Ownership Works, describing shared ownership as part of company growth and acquisition integration.

## Links

- Website: https://www.irco.com/en/company/leadership/vicente-reynal/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicente-reynal-02939b8

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