10 Fortive finance leaders
A vice president of FP&A at Accruent, a vice president of finance for APAC, senior directors of FP&A, segment finance, strategic finance and controllership, and directors of finance and treasury make up this list of Fortive finance leaders. A reader can learn how finance leaders work at Fortive from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Andrew Rickli, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Director of Finance · Fluke Health Solutions
Andrew Rickli, MBA has been Director of Finance at Fluke Health Solutions since April 2026, based in Houston, with the listing describing Fluke Health Solutions as an operating company within Fortive Corporation. Andrew Rickli was Senior FP&A Leader at Avetta from 2024 to 2026, Senior Finance Leader at Stack Overflow from 2021 to 2023 and Head of Finance at Vibrent Health from 2020 to 2021.
Dan Drout
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of FP&A · Accruent (Fortive Operating Company)
Dan Drout has been Vice President of FP&A at Accruent (Fortive Operating Company) since June 2024, based in the Greater Milwaukee area, and describes partnering with the executive team on growth, profitability and capital efficiency. Dan Drout was Director, Finance and M&A - Intelligent Operating Systems at Fortive in 2024 and Finance Director - Digital Energy at Schneider Electric from 2021 to 2024.
Jeff Meredith
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, FP&A · Fortive
Jeff Meredith has been Senior Director, FP&A at Fortive since September 2026, based in Seattle, with a headline naming P&L ownership and strategic business partnering. Jeff Meredith was Division Controller at Parker Hannifin from 2021 to 2026, Division Accounting Manager at Parker Hannifin from 2019 to 2021 and Accountant Analyst Senior there from 2016 to 2019.
Jody Baker
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Corporate Controller · Fluke Health Solutions
Jody Baker has been Senior Director, Corporate Controller at Fluke Health Solutions since July 2025, based in Seattle, and describes leading a global accounting organization for a public company. Jody Baker was Senior Director, Corporate Controller at Fortive from 2024 to 2025, Senior Director, Corporate Controller at Fluke Corporation from 2019 to 2024 and Technical Controller at Baker Hughes from 2017 to 2019.
Julian Knabe
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Strategic Growth Finance · Fluke Corporation
Julian Knabe has been Senior Director - Strategic Growth Finance at Fluke Corporation since July 2025, with the listing placing the role in Everett, Washington. At Fortive, Julian Knabe was Chief Financial Officer - EA Elektro-Automatik from 2024 to 2025, Senior Director FP&A - Fortive Corporate from 2023 to 2024 and Director, Corporate Development Lead EMEA from 2019 to 2023.
Kevin Stepanek, CPA, CMA
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Strategic Finance, ASP · Fortive
Kevin Stepanek, CPA, CMA has been Senior Director of Strategic Finance, ASP at Fortive since September 2025. At Fortive, Kevin Stepanek was also Director, Investor Relations from 2024 to 2025 and Director, M&A Finance - IOS from 2022 to 2024, and was Finance Director, Nordson MEDICAL Fluid Components at Nordson MEDICAL from 2021 to 2022.
Matthew Ellis
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Finance - Operations — Gordian · Fortive
Matthew Ellis has been Sr. Director, Finance - Operations — Gordian at Fortive since January 2024, based in Greenville, South Carolina. At Fortive, Matthew Ellis was also Sr. Director, Finance - Corporate FP&A — Gordian from 2022 to 2024, Director, FP&A - Fluke Corporation from 2021 to 2022 and Sr. Manager, Finance - Corporate FP&A - Fluke Corporation from 2020 to 2021.
Mike Stanton
LinkedInExperience: Director, Treasury · Fortive
Mike Stanton has been Director, Treasury at Fortive since May 2018, based in the Greater Seattle area. Mike Stanton held Corporate FP&A at Fortive from 2016 to 2018 and was Product Line Controller at Tektronix from 2014 to 2016, Finance Manager at Tektronix from 2011 to 2014 and Sr. Financial Analyst there from 2006 to 2011.
Ross Cowley
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Segment Finance, Fortive Corporation · Fortive
Ross Cowley has been Senior Director, Segment Finance, Fortive Corporation at Fortive since January 2025, based in the Atlanta area. At Fortive, Ross Cowley was also Vice President, Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis, Gordian at Fortive from 2024 to 2025 and Senior Director, Investor Relations from 2018 to 2024, and was Senior Equity Analyst at Credit Suisse from 2011 to 2017.
Yun Xu, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Finance, APAC · Fortive
Yun Xu, CPA has been Vice President Finance, APAC at Fortive since June 2016, based in Shanghai, and also holds Vice President Finance, APAC at Fluke Corporation over the same dates. Yun Xu was Finance Director, APAC at Fluke Corporation from 2013 to 2016, Finance Director, Asia at GST AutoLeather, Inc. from 2007 to 2013 and Finance Director, China at American Standard Brands from 2005 to 2007.
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- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current finance role?
- 02How do you build a plan and forecast that business leaders trust?
- 03What has your own work taught you about partnering with operating leaders on decisions?
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