Wes Martz

Group Vice President, Flow Control Americas @Kadant

Boston, MA, US

As Group Vice President at Kadant (NYSE: KAI), I lead the Flow Control portfolio of companies across the Americas—seven manufacturing sites and nine locations dedicated to delivering technologies that enable sustainable industrial processing. Our mission is clear: help customers operate more efficiently, optimize energy use, and maximize productivity while reducing their environmental footprint.Our solutions serve industries critical to the global economy, from packaging, food processing, and metals to transitional energy, medical, mining, defense, oil and gas, and factory automation. In each, we partner with industrial manufacturers and engineering firms to deliver value through innovation, reliability, and performance.Over the past three decades with Kadant, I’ve had the privilege of leading in both commercial and operational roles at the division and corporate level. Today, I am honored to guide a talented team of cross-functional leaders committed to making a measurable difference for our customers, communities, and shareholders. In parallel, I collaborate with our subsidiaries to drive growth strategies for our premium offerings and market-leading brands.I am proud to represent a company that leads with integrity, invests in people and innovation, and continually challenges itself to deliver long-term value—not only to the markets we serve, but to society at large.