Meet the Climax Management Team

Geoff Gilmore Ph.D.
President & Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Gilmore works with leadership teams to facilitate new learning and its rapid application in order to create record-breaking year after year improvements.  His goal is to help companies and people set extraordinary visions tied to their passion so that all employees are engaging their hearts and minds to deliver extraordinary year after year breakthrough results.  He also works as...

Randall Reed
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Reed’s vision of “leveraging financial knowledge throughout the organization to achieve breakthrough performance” is changing the culture of the accounting and IT organization at Climax. This environment advances transactional processors into a culture of information providers and decision-making partners who focus on the future even as they report on the past....

Andrew Becker
Vice President, Strategic Business Development and Marketing

Mr. Becker has accumulated over 30 years experience in international business development and strategic planning, including extensive background in the development of strategic alliances within the nuclear power and shipbuilding industries. He has worked closely with the GSA contract administration in Washington, DC and holds a U.S. Patent for an innovative medical burn treatment procedure...

Joni George
Chief Culture Officer

Ms. George brings extensive experience in human resources and cultural development from positions held with industry leaders RR Donnelley, the world’s premier provider of $9.3 billion of printing and business services; Evraz Oregon Steel Mills, one of the most diversified steel mills in North America manufacturing 1.8 million tons of specialty steel products annually; Kanto Chemical, (a wholly...

Scott Simmons
Vice President, Operations

With more than 32 years in a variety of industries including Shipbuilding, Equipment Fabrication, Nuclear Energy, Aerospace and consulting, Mr. Simmons has put into practice his passion for continuous improvement and Lean Processes. His roles as machine designer, quality inspector, manufacturing and process engineer, manager, and trainer have allowed Mr. Simmons to hone his extensive skills in...

Lawrence Rentz
Vice President, Engineering

Mr. Rentz has a passion for innovative technologies and process improvements and leads an exceptional Engineering and Quality team at Climax. With over 16 years (12 at GE) of breakthrough technology experience in steam and gas turbine design, nuclear reactor analytical and maintenance solutions and machine tool design, Mr. Rentz has continually driven tremendous business growth and delivered...

Brian Harris
Vice President, Global Sales

Mr. Harris brings over 15 years of executive sales leadership and management experience in international manufacturing firms including Stanley-Vidmar, Domino Amjet, Invensys Building Systems, and Yuasa to his position. Mr. Harris is passionately committed to a vision of stimulating growth and success and brings the necessary drive, direction, discipline and focus to achieve this. He has...

Phil Bauder
Vice President, International Sales

Mr. Bauder has a passion for taking Climax’s portable machining solutions and introducing them around the world. With over 21 years of international business leadership, his dedication to Climax’s international customers is evident in his successful development and growth of an extensive international distributor network that spans 36 countries. Mr. Bauder’s understanding of the...

Willi Saric
Managing Director, Climax Germany

Mr. Saric oversees all sales, marketing, engineering and financial operations at Climax GmbH, Climax’s European facility in Düren, Germany.  Under his management, Climax GmbH has expanded its diverse customer base and is now recognized as a first-class supplier of portable machine tools throughout the European market. With more than 30 years experience in the machine tool industry, Mr....