Lincoln Electric Names Michele R.
Kuhrt as Executive Vice President,
Chief Human Resources Officer
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: LECO) (“Company”),
announced today that Michele R. Kuhrt will serve as Executive
Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO),
effectively immediately.
In this role, Kuhrt will be responsible for
leading the global human resources team, with
an emphasis on employee engagement and
development, diversity and inclusion, and
enhancing HR systems and processes. She will
report to Christopher L. Mapes, Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer.
“Michele has extensive experience with our culture,
the integration of complex systems and collaboration
with teams across multinational business units,
which makes her a strong fit to lead our human
resources function,” stated Christopher L. Mapes,
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.
“Her track record of developing talented and highly
engaged teams will be a catalyst for us as we execute
on our long-term strategy for the Company.”
Kuhrt joined Lincoln Electric in 1997 as Director
of Taxes and later served as Company Officer and
Senior Vice President, Tax with responsibility
for Lincoln Electric’s global tax matters and has
worked closely with all of the global businesses. She
most recently served as Executive Vice President,
Chief Information Officer, a position she has held
since 2016. In that role, she was a member of the
Management Committee and was instrumental in
the successful roll out of many global initiatives.
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Prior to joining Lincoln Electric , Kuhrt was with
Elsag Bailey Process Automation (a unit of ABB) and
Pricewaterhouse Coopers. She holds a bachelor’s
and master’s degree in accountancy from Case
Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of
Management.
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