Jerrod Kappler

Executive Director - Clothes Care Technology @GE Appliances, a Haier company

Louisville, KY, US

R&D Leader for the GE Appliances - A Haier company\'s Clothes Care Business including all platforms for Clothes Washing Machines and Clothes Dryers manufactured and sourced; a multi-billion revenue business segment- Lead global engineering team consisting of 150+ members located in the USA, Germany, China, Mexico, and India (mechanical, hardware and software engineering)- Responsible for all engineering aspects of product design, development, qualification, manufacturability and implementation relative to all Washer and Dryer platforms- Responsible for budget setting and expenditure required for engineering activities including effort, expense and investment- Responsible for all new market model development and qualifications, product cost and quality efficiency, innovation pipeline, patent development and landscape- Own complete organizational outlook including talent pipe-line, improving engineering process capabilities and lab capabilities- Responsible for integration of GE Appliances Clothes Care technology collaboration among the global R&D centers now part of the Haier Group (Haier, Fisher & Paykel, AQUA Japan, Mabe, Candy Europe)- Responsible for the multi-year technology and product roadmap and integration of technologies with the Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Legal, Finance, Marketing and Service functions.

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business

M.S. Finance

Purdue University

M.S. Engineering, Energy Systems

Texas A&M University

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business

M.S. Operations Management