Executive Vice President, Industrial Business Unit

The Executive Vice President, Industrial Business Unit (EVP of Industrial) is responsible for the strategic leadership, operational execution, and financial performance of the Industrial Business Unit. This role will assess and build team capacity to achieve the growth strategy, while ensuring market competitiveness through commercial and operational excellence.

The EVP of Industrial will appreciate the entrepreneurial environment surrounding DeZURIK as well as the benefits and support associated with being part of the Granite community. DeZURIK joined the Granite community in 2004 and shares its 100-year sustainability objective. This is an excellent opportunity for a leader who appreciates the support of a clear commitment to long-term planning horizons.

The Executive Vice President, Industrial Business Unit will be based in DeZURIK’s Sartell, Minnesota, headquarters, and the role will require 20-30% travel. Candidates close to other DeZURIK locations (including Houston, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Toronto, Ontario; and Seattle, Washington) and/or major airports for efficient travel will also be considered.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the EVP of Industrial leads one of two business units for DeZURIK with responsibility for advancing profitable growth, strengthening operational execution, and delivering consistent customer outcomes. This role requires a senior leader who can balance enterprise-level strategy with hands‑on engagement—setting direction while remaining closely connected to customers, products, and operations across a complex organization.

The Industrial Business Unit serves a diverse set of global industrial end markets and operates across multiple manufacturing and commercial locations. The EVP of Industrial will lead a cross‑functional organization encompassing sales, operations, customer service, and product management, with responsibility spanning engineered products, operational execution, and customer outcomes.

As a senior leader at DeZURIK, the EVP of Industrial is a key thought partner to the COO and executive team and plays an active role in shaping company‑wide priorities related to growth, capital deployment, talent development, and operational excellence.

• Oversee business growth aligned with the IBU strategic plan, targeting specific Industrial market sectors and key customer accounts.
• Achieve commercial success by partnering with Sales and Marketing leaders to increase brand awareness and grow market share in core segments.
• Identify emerging flow control trends to inform product positioning and new product development opportunities.

• Drive operational excellence across multiple manufacturing sites by ensuring achievement of safety, quality, delivery, and production targets.
• Reinforce a continuous improvement mindset through process standardization and automation.
• Promote collaboration with Engineering, Supply Chain, other business units, and strategic business partners, including Finance and Human Resources.
• Optimize business unit financial performance through full P&L ownership, while establishing budgets, forecasts, and performance goals.
• Oversee strategic capital allocation for the business unit, evaluating opportunities and prioritizing projects that deliver strong returns while supporting long‑term growth.
• Develop team capacity by building, mentoring, and retaining strong cross‑functional groups throughout the business unit, including Sales, Operations, Customer Service, and Product Management.
• Partner with company and owner resources to identify and pursue acquisition opportunities, supporting integration activities.

The successful candidate will be a seasoned executive with a strong general management or business unit leadership background and a demonstrated ability to lead complex, industrial manufacturing organizations. This individual will bring a balanced orientation across commercial leadership, operational execution, and financial discipline, with the capability to translate strategy into results…