In his role, he leads teams that deliver competitive advantage to customers across the entire product lifecycle, enabling agility and reliability with sustainable practices globally. Mr. Kirkpatrick’s teams support multiple markets and product categories. For industrial, this includes capital equipment, industrial devices, and industrial robotics. For consumer and lifestyle, this includes appliances, audio devices, consumer packaging, and smart home solutions, as well as laptops, wearables, and set-top boxes.

Mr. Kirkpatrick has been at Flex for 18 years and has a proven track record of delivering strong growth and margin expansion. Most recently, he served as president of Lifestyle Solutions and as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Core Industrial. His extensive experience spans business development, engineering, and high-tech manufacturing. Prior to Flex, he held leadership positions at global companies such as Sanmina SCI, APW, Alfa Laval, and J&J Ethicon (Formerly D&G).

Mr. Kirkpatrick holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Bucknell University and an MBA from La Salle University.