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10 3M finance leaders
These ten current and former 3M finance leaders include the 3M CFO alongside business-group, division and country CFOs and finance vice presidents. A reader can learn from their work on international and regional finance, corporate FP&A, controllership and accounting, and finance for 3M divisions and supply chain.
Professionals to explore
01—10Anurag Maheshwari
LinkedInExperience: 3M Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · 3M
3M Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2024. The profile says he leads 3M's global finance organization, including business finance, accounting, treasury, financial planning and analysis, tax and investor relations, in addition to transformation and country governance. He was previously Chief Financial Officer at Otis Elevator Co. (2022–2024).
Brian Tapperson
LinkedInExperience: Division CFO Global Finance Director, Industrial Adhesives & Tape Division · 3M
Division CFO Global Finance Director, Industrial Adhesives & Tape Division at 3M since 2023, and Division CFO Global Finance Director, Electrical Markets Division at 3M (2016–2023). Other 3M roles listed include Financial Planning and Analysis Manager (2015–2016) and Capital Structure & Cash Flow Manager (2013–2015).
Colleen A. Lott
LinkedInExperience: SVP & Global CFO Safety & Industrial · 3M
SVP & Global CFO Safety & Industrial at 3M since 2024, listed at C-level in the Finance & Accounting department. Her profile also lists VP Finance Transformation (2023–2024) and VP & CFO, Integrated Mission Systems (2020–2023) at L3Harris Technologies, and Vice President Finance, CFO Fire & Security Products at Carrier (2017–2020).
Donald Gray
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director Europe, Middle East and Africa · 3M
Finance Director Europe, Middle East and Africa at 3M since 2018; his profile headline describes him as Vice President and Area Controller: Europe Middle East and Africa at 3M. Other 3M roles listed include Finance Director, West Europe (2015–2018) and Director of Finance (2011–2014).
Ippocratis Vrohidis
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Finance - Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller · 3M
Former Vice President, Finance - Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller at 3M (2017–2019). The profile also lists 3M roles as Vice President - Global Service Centers (2015–2017) and Vice President, Enterprise Program Management Office & Business Development (2019–2021), and he has been President, Industrial Mineral Products Division at 3M since 2021.
Irfan Malik
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Finance - International Operations · 3M
Vice President, Finance - International Operations at 3M since 2014; the profile says the role provides financial leadership to 3M international operations and Corporate Staff Services, converting business strategy to operational execution. Other 3M roles listed include 3M Area Vice President, Middle East & Africa (2010–2014).
Mary Wilcox
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Finance · 3M
Senior Vice President Finance at 3M since 2023, a role the profile lists as Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Her profile also lists Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer (2010–2021), Sr. Director, Assistant Controller (2006–2010) and Finance Director - CRDM (2001–2006) at Medtronic.
Matthew Swartz
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Finance - Enterprise Supply Chain · 3M
Senior Vice President, Finance - Enterprise Supply Chain at 3M since 2025. Other 3M roles listed are Vice President, Corporate FP&A (2023–2025) and Finance Leader, Corporate Development (2022–2023). His profile also lists CFO, Digital (2020–2022) and VP Finance, Cash (2018–2020) at GE HealthCare.
Nikhil Arora
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer 3M India Ltd · 3M
Chief Financial Officer 3M India Ltd at 3M since 2025; the profile describes the role as CFO for 3M India enabling profitable growth across businesses in India, along with board management and India entity responsibilities. He was previously Global CFO Honeywell Technology Solutions(HTS) at Honeywell Technologies (2024–2025).
Swami Krishnamurthy
LinkedInExperience: Global Division CFO · 3M
Global Division CFO at 3M since 2022; the profile describes leading a 3M global division in the consumer electronics and automobiles market with full P&L ownership and accountability for sales, marketing, R&D, manufacturing and supply chain operations. The profile also lists Europe CFO Service and Imaging (2018–2021) and APAC CFO Services (2011–2015) at GE HealthCare.
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Match the person's scope to your question: corporate finance and accounting leaders suit questions about reporting, controls and planning, while division, business-group and country finance leaders suit questions about product-line economics or a specific region. Check whether the 3M role is current or past before asking about recent practices.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you set up finance partnering for many product divisions that share plants and supply chains?
- 02What does a strong close and controllership process look like across dozens of country entities?
- 03How should finance support a portfolio review or separation of business units in an industrial company?
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