10 ITT operations leaders
Hamdy Salem, Vice President & GM Global Sales and Operations, Goulds Pumps at ITT Inc., opens this list of ITT operations leaders, who also include executive directors of global and European operations, operations directors for pumps and friction products and plant directors in China. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at ITT from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Andres Martinez
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · ITT Inc.
Andres Martinez has been Director of Operations at ITT Inc. since May 2022, based in San Diego, California, and the listing also shows an Operations Manager role at ITT Inc. starting in May 2019. Andres Martinez was a Manufacturing Engineer at ITT from 2016 to 2019 and an Industrial Engineer at Boeing from 2013 to 2017.
Cüneyd Aydogdu
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director Operations Europe · ITT Inc.
Cüneyd Aydogdu has been Executive Director Operations Europe at ITT Inc. since March 2025 and Geschäftsführer at ITT Cannon since April 2026, based in Weinstadt, Germany. Cüneyd Aydogdu was Director Operations at CONEC Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH from 2022 to 2025 and Plant Manager at SPB | THE SPB GLOBAL CORPORATION from 2021 to 2022.
Eduardo Zani
LinkedInExperience: Operations Director - Pumps · ITT Inc.
Eduardo Zani has been Operations Director - Pumps at ITT Inc. since November 2023, based in the Greater Houston area. Eduardo Zani was Operations Director - Valves at Celeros Flow Technology from 2021 to 2023, Aftermarket Operations Director - Valves at SPX FLOW, now ITT Flow Technologies from 2017 to 2020 and Global Operations Director - Submersible Pumps there from 2015 to 2017.
Eric Hare, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director of CT Global Operations · ITT Inc.
Eric Hare, MBA has been Executive Director of CT Global Operations at ITT Inc. since January 2026, based in Santa Clarita, California, and the profile says the role oversees site leaders for Controls Technologies locations. Eric Hare, MBA has also been Executive Director /Site Leader at ITT Aerospace Controls since October 2024 and was an Operations Manager at Arthrex from 2021 to 2024.
Giuseppe Garofalo
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · ITT Inc.
Giuseppe Garofalo has been Director of Operations at ITT Inc. since July 2021, based in Campobasso, Italy, and the profile headline reads Friction Director of Operations. The listing also shows a Plant Manager role at ITT Inc. starting in October 2011 and a separate Plant Manager entry at ITT in 2010, along with a Plant Manager role at Arena in 2008.
Hamdy Salem
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & GM Global Sales and Operations, Goulds Pumps · ITT Inc.
Hamdy Salem has been Vice President & GM Global Sales and Operations, Goulds Pumps at ITT Inc. since January 2025 and President - Goulds Pumps there since May 2026, based in the Greater Orlando area. Hamdy Salem was Vice President Sales & Operations Europe, ME, Aftica & India at ITT from 2021 to 2025 and Director & General Manager Saudi Operations there from 2017 to 2021.
Paolo Gabriele Catena
LinkedInExperience: Plant Director · ITT Inc.
Paolo Gabriele Catena has been Plant Director at ITT Inc. since May 2025, based in Suzhou, China. Paolo Gabriele Catena held the title Director of Operations at Bitron from 2023 to 2026, was Head Of Quality Assurance there from 2018 to 2024 and was a Quality Manager at Bitron from 2009 to 2018.
Peter Gabriel
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Operations · ITT Inc.
Peter Gabriel is a former Vice President of Operations at ITT Inc., a role held from 2001 to 2005, based in St Augustine, Florida. Peter Gabriel has been Director, Global Supply Chain Services at ITT Inc. since October 2011 and was Director, Supply Chain Process Excellence there from 2006 to 2011.
Raffaele Pergolini
LinkedInExperience: Operations Director and CEO · ITT Inc.
Raffaele Pergolini has been Operations Director and CEO at ITT Inc. since July 2023, based in Monza, Italy, and was Operations Director and Site Leader at ITT from 2021 to 2023. Raffaele Pergolini was an Operations Manager at Fresenius Medical Care from 2018 to 2021 and a Plant Manager at Ariston Group from 2014 to 2018.
Silvano Abello
LinkedInExperience: Plant Director · ITT Inc.
Silvano Abello has been Plant Director at ITT Inc. since January 2022, based in Wuxi, China. Silvano Abello was Plant Mgr at ITT Inc. from 2007 to 2020 and Quality Mgr there from 1996 to 2007, and was Plant Manager at Tsubaki Nakashima Co., Ltd from 2020 to 2021.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your current operations role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which improvements to standardize and which to leave to local teams?
- 03What has your own work taught you about improving plant performance?
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