Jillian (Jill) Evanko is President and Chief Executive Officer of Chart Industries, Inc. (NYSE: GTLS), serving in this capacity since June of 2018. Ms. Evanko joined Chart in February of 2017 as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Chart, Jill was the Chief Financial Officer of Truck-Lite Co., LLC as well as having held multiple operational and financial executive positions at Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV) and its subsidiaries. Prior to joining Dover in 2004, Ms. Evanko held financial and operational roles at Arthur Andersen, LLP, Honeywell Corporation and Sony Corporation. In addition to serving on Chart’s Board of Directors, Ms. Evanko also serves as an independent director of the Board of Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH).

Jill received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from The University of Notre Dame and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from La Salle University. She is the winner of the 2020 ExxonMobil Power Play Rainmaker award, the 2020 S&P Global Platts Energy Award for Chief Trailblazer, and the World LNG Executive of the Year 2020. She serves on the non-profit Board of Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF).

Jennifer is Senior Vice President, Engineering and Project Management.

Jennifer has responsibility for all global project management activities with the goal of strengthening the ‘One Chart’ company-wide approach to project management and project execution. Cultivating open communication, transparency, and visibility in project execution to ensure predictable project execution.

She has a deep background in energy-related project activities. Before joining Chart, she was Vice President of LNG project execution for Siemens Energy where she was responsible for the project development activities with oversight and management of LNG project execution and overall technical responsibility of design engineering, planning and coordination of LNG projects.

Prior to joining Siemens, she had extensive experience working with a large EPC firm in the hydrocarbon industry with 15 years in a leadership role executing major liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects.

Jennifer holds bachelor’s degree in engineering from Texas A&M university and a PE in Chemical Engineering.

Joe is currently the Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for strategically and profitably growing both our industrial gas and traditional energy markets as well as expanding our customer touchpoints in new specialty and clean energy markets and applications. Prior to this role Joe was the President of the Energy & Chemicals (E & C) segment, and previously held the roles of President of E & C Cryogenics and VP/GM of Chart’s Brazed Aluminum Heat Exchangers (BAHX) business. 

Joe began his career as a Sales/Applications Engineer with ALTEC International in 1993. As ALTEC transitioned into Chart Energy & Chemicals, Mr. Belling took on several roles related to commercialization, design and application of BAHX, Cold Boxes, and Core-in-Kettles® in key markets of Industrial Gas, Hydrocarbon and Petrochemical Processing, and LNG. 

He also has related experience with Trane, a multi-national corporation specializing in the HVAC industry, where he held roles of increasing responsibility as Product Planning and New Product Introduction Leader for Trane’s Global Parts Division

Joe has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Joe is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Joe has been with Chart since 1993 and has held various roles, starting his career as a Product Engineer and then the Strategic Sourcing Manager for MVE. His former roles have included Materials Manager , Director of Global sourcing and most recently VP & GM of Bulk Gas Products.

He holds a BS of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a Masters of Business Administration, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota.

Fred is President, Europe, joining in March of 2023, as part of the Chart Industries, Inc. acquisition of Howden.

He joined Howden in 2013 as Managing Director and Leader of the Global Product business. Progressing in 2020 to Executive Director and President of EMENA region with responsibility for the delivery of Howden’s business across Europe, Middle East, Russia and India. Additionally Fred supported Howden’s diversification and growth, providing global leadership of commercial and product strategies in Tunnel & Metro and Metals and Nuclear end markets.

Prior to joining Howden, Fred worked in business development and operational leadership roles with Petrofac and Weir Group specializing in Power, Water, Oil and Gas and Aftermarket services.

During Fred’s career spanning more than 30 years in mechanical engineering, he has amassed expertise including the ability to translate market insights into product development through to successful global commercialization, M&A experience from opportunity development to value realization and delivering profitable growth across a diverse product and business portfolio.

Fred holds a B.Eng. bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Strathclyde, UK.

Herbert G. Hotchkiss is our Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, serving in this capacity since March 5, 2019. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hotchkiss spent over 11 years at Truck-Lite Co., LLC as Vice President and Corporate Counsel. Prior to joining Truck-Lite, Herb worked for Blair Corporation as its Vice President and General Counsel. Herb was employed as a Cleveland attorney, working as a corporate associate at Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP and Hahn, Loeser & Parks LLP. Mr. Hotchkiss graduated cum laude from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University with his J.D. in 1996, and he received his LL.M. in Taxation from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1998.

Earl is President, Americas, rejoining Chart in August of 2023. He brings over 30 years of leadership and general management experience across multiple industries including energy, metals, food, chemicals, medical, and manufacturing. Earl served as the CEO of medical oxygen device manufacturer, CAIRE Inc., a global business with operations in the Americas, EMEA and APAC. Earl previously served as President of Chart’s Biomedical Group until 2018 when the CAIRE, Inc. business was divested. Earl also has deep experience in the industrial gas industry, having held senior leadership roles at both The Linde Group and BOC Gases.

Earl is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he obtained a BS in Engineering Management, Civil Engineering. He also obtained an MBA in Finance, Strategy and Leadership from Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management.

Camille is President, APAC & India, joining in March of 2023, as part of the Chart Industries, Inc. acquisition of Howden.

She is responsible for driving profitable growth across Asia Pacific and India and delivering successful local execution and support to our customers. She leverages Chart extensive local presence across 11 countries, supporting customers including engineering, manufacturing, and field service. She is also heavily involved in driving partnerships and accelerating the deployment of clean solutions and offerings to our customers through the Nexus of Clean.

She joined Howden in 2021 as President Asia Pacific responsible for profitable growth in the region and strategy for Emerging Technologies, overseeing partnerships aligned to fast-growing market segments such as Carbon Capture Usage and Sequestration (CCUS), Nuclear & Biofuels. She is passionate about diversity and inclusion and has been mentoring women in industrial organizations across Europe, India and South-East Asia for over 10 years. Prior to joining Howden, Camille held strategic leadership and commercial roles with General Electric, Alstom, CERA, including CEO of GE Steam Power for Asia Pacific & China, responsible for managing GE’s activities in nuclear, coal and biomass in both new build and aftermarket.

Camille graduated from HEC School of Management with a MSC in Management and from Paris Dauphine with an MSc in Industrial Economics. She is a French External Trade Advisor by official decree of the French Prime Minister, and a Young Leader of the French American Foundation.

Kristin is Senior Vice President, Finance Analytics & Strategy, she joined Chart Industries, Inc. (NYSE: GTLS) in September 2023. Kristin brings over 25 years of experience in multiple finance, accounting, and strategy roles, spanning various industries with a strong manufacturing background. Over her career, Kristin has demonstrated success in integration and change management through multiple M&A transactions and building strong business minded finance teams.

Prior to joining Chart, Kristin served as the Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis at Vibrantz Technologies a specialty chemical and materials manufacturer, formed out of a transaction from Prince International Corporation where she served as Vice President of FP&A and Controller from 2019 until the forming of Vibrantz. Prior to Vibrantz, Kristin served as the director of strategy and business development at Wayne Fueling Systems where she spent six years. Prior to Wayne Fueling Systems, Kristin served in various financial roles at Wayne, GE (NYSE: GE), Dresser, Inc, and Sappi.

Kristin earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Southern Methodist University.

Sherry is Vice President of Operations for our Changzhou, China site. Sherry has been with Chart since 2001 in various product management roles. She graduated from Jiangsu University of Science & Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Heat Treatment Technology.

Curtis is Senior Vice President, Operational Excellence & Integration. Curtis is currently responsible for driving operational improvements across Chart and overseeing efforts for integrating Howden into Chart to achieve the expected commercial and cost synergies. Curtis started with Chart in April 2020 as the Vice President of Specialty Markets for Chart where he had commercial responsibility for Chart’s equipment sales in new and emerging markets. Prior to his time at Chart, Curtis held various operational, commercial, and business management roles with Praxair (now Linde) over his 17 years there. He also previously held engineering and operational roles with BP Amoco Chemical and Scott Specialty Gases.

Curtis has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kansas and an MBA from the University of Houston-Clear Lake.

Eric is President of Middle East & Africa, joining in March of 2023, as part of the Chart Industries, Inc. acquisition of Howden.

He joined Howden in 2018 as President, Howden Africa. Eric has overall operational responsibility for the Middle East and Africa (“MEA”) region, covering key growth end markets such as Power Generation, Hydrogen, Mining & Metals, Petrochemical Oil & Gas, and others. Eric’s role includes developing new routes to market and permanent business establishment in the MEA region, improving regional business capacity in alignment with customer needs. He is also focused on key account management, targeted partnering, product portfolio expansion and localization initiatives.

Eric has held several senior management and leadership roles in a career spanning over thirty years. He has worked for businesses in South Africa and Europe, including: Dorbyl - Tubemakers of Australia; ABSA Bank; HSBC Bank plc and Group Five Limited. A Civil Engineer by trade, Eric’s specialisms include OEM manufacturing, industrial sales and marketing, project financing, infrastructure project development, public-private partnerships, multi-disciplinary EPC construction, corporate restructurings, and M&A. He is passionate about living to our values, driving business transformation, sustainability, and firm action to address climate change.

Eric holds a BSC in Civil Engineering and an MBA from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, as well as an Executive Development Diploma in Management and Innovation from Harvard Business School. 

Gerald F. Vinci is our Chief Human Resources Officer and has served in that capacity since December 5, 2016, when he joined the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Vinci held various executive Human Resources roles at Dover Corporation from February 2013 to November 2016, including Vice President, Human Resources for Dover Engineered Systems and Dover Refrigeration and Food Equipment Segments. From 1997 to 2013, Mr. Vinci served in numerous Human Resources executive roles and as Senior Counsel for Harsco Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Vinci was an attorney for Sunoco, Inc.