Lal Karsanbhai, President and Chief Executive Officer
Lal Karsanbhai became President and CEO of Emerson in February 2021, following a 26-year career with the company. Prior to this role, he led Emerson's Automation Solutions business, focusing on strategies, technologies, and innovations for essential industries and enhancing Emerson's software and digital transformation presence. Karsanbhai joined Emerson in 1995 as an international planner and held various business development positions before becoming director of corporate planning in 1999. He served as vice president of the regulator technologies business and later as president of Emerson's Fisher regulator technologies. He also led Emerson's former Network Power business in Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Karsanbhai has lived and worked in Europe, Africa, and North America and is fluent in Portuguese, French, and English. Before joining Emerson, he was a helicopter pilot.
Mike Baughman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mike Baughman was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Emerson in May 2023, responsible for the company's global financial strategy and operations. He joined Emerson in 2017 as vice president and controller and has been instrumental in the company's portfolio reshaping efforts, including evaluating transactions and preparing businesses for sale. With over 35 years of finance experience, Baughman previously spent 14 years at Baxter International in various corporate finance and accounting roles, where the company was active in M&A and split into two entities. He also worked for 16 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers, including five years as a partner, specializing in transactions and auditing, assisting corporate and private equity clients with buy-side and sell-side diligence and acquisition integration.
Ram Krishnan, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Ram Krishnan became Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Emerson in February 2021. In this role, he oversees the business segments, global sales, supply chain, information technology, mergers and acquisitions, and strategy. Krishnan joined Emerson in 1994 as a project engineer and has held numerous management roles within the company, including vice president of marketing and business development for valve automation, president of analytical liquid, president of refrigeration, and president of Climate Technologies in Asia. He was also group president of flow solutions and chief operating officer and group president of final control, a role he held after the successful $3.15 billion acquisition of Pentair's valves and controls business.
Michael Train, Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer
Michael Train was appointed Emerson's first Chief Sustainability Officer in March 2021. In this role, he leads the company's environmental sustainability strategy, focusing on advancing technologies and advocacy. Prior to this, Train served as President of Emerson from 2018 to March 2021, overseeing software and digital technology development, major investments, and international growth. He began his career at Emerson in 1991 as an international planner and has held various leadership positions globally, including Vice President of Planning and Development for Emerson Asia Pacific, President of Emerson Japan, President of Emerson Process Management Asia-Pacific, and President of Emerson's Rosemount business.
Michael Tang, Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
Michael Tang was appointed Senior Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Legal Officer of Emerson, effective January 1, 2024. He is responsible for all legal matters and global security for Emerson, including corporate governance, M&A, compliance, dispute resolution, and corporate and commercial operational matters. With over two decades of legal and leadership experience, Tang previously served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of Agilent Technologies Inc. During his tenure at Agilent, he held roles of increasing responsibility and was the lead attorney on the spin-off of the company's electronic measurement business to form Keysight Technologies. Before joining Agilent in 2006, Tang was an associate specializing in corporate and securities at law firms Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Fenwick & West LLP, where he represented public and private technology companies.
