10 Trane Technologies operations leaders
Gary Guo, SVP, Chief Global Integrated Supply Chain Officer at Trane Technologies, is one of ten Trane Technologies operations leaders listed here, alongside people who hold vice president and operational excellence roles at the company. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Trane Technologies from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brian Carter
LinkedInExperience: VP GISC - CHVAC Americas · Trane Technologies
Brian Carter has been VP GISC - CHVAC Americas at Trane Technologies since July 2025 and was VP of Operations - CHVAC Unitary Airside, Multi Plant at Trane Technologies from 2023 to 2025. Brian Carter was Plant Manager, Trane Comm HVAC at Trane Technologies from 2020 to 2023 and Plant Manager - Trane Commercial HVAC at Ingersoll Rand from 2019 to 2020.
Doug Gray
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain · Trane Technologies
Doug Gray has been Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain at Trane Technologies since May 2024, where the profile says Doug Gray is accountable for supply distribution including SIOP, order management, quality and packaging and inventory management. Doug Gray was Senior Director, Logistics Network Operations at Caterpillar Inc. from 2016 to 2024.
Emily Chereson
LinkedInExperience: Business Unit Operational Excellence Leader, Commercial HVAC Americas · Trane Technologies
Emily Chereson has been Business Unit Operational Excellence Leader, Commercial HVAC Americas at Trane Technologies since March 2024, and the profile describes the role as the business unit executive responsible for developing and executing the operational excellence approach. Emily Chereson was Global Director, Operational Excellence at Trane Technologies from 2022 to 2023.
Gary Guo
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Global Integrated Supply Chain Officer · Trane Technologies
Gary Guo has been SVP, Chief Global Integrated Supply Chain Officer at Trane Technologies since November 2025, based in Davidson, North Carolina. Gary Guo was President, Global Supply Chain at The Coca-Cola Company from 2024 to 2025, Global Vice President - Supply Chain at The Coca-Cola Company from 2020 to 2023 and Vice President - North America Fulfillment Operations at Amazon from 2015 to 2019.
Gilberto Cabello-Castillo
LinkedInExperience: CHVAC Americas OPEX Leader · Trane Technologies
Gilberto Cabello-Castillo has been CHVAC Americas OPEX Leader at Trane Technologies since March 2026, a role the profile lists in operations at head level. Gilberto Cabello-Castillo was Commercial HVAC Applied OPEX Leader at Trane Technologies from 2024 to 2026, ISC OPEX Transformation Coach there from 2023 to 2024 and Senior Director Lean Manufacturing at Honeywell Technologies from 2021 to 2023.
Kinnar Ghiya
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) · Trane Technologies
Kinnar Ghiya has been Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at Trane Technologies since July 2023, and the profile also lists the role as VP - Enterprise Procurement (Global). Kinnar Ghiya was Vice President Operations - APAC at Otis Elevator Co. from 2021 to 2023 and Vice President - Global Sourcing at the LEGO Group from 2015 to 2021.
Sidney Dickerson
LinkedInExperience: VP Operational Excellence Development and Deployment · Trane Technologies
Sidney Dickerson has been VP Operational Excellence Development and Deployment at Trane Technologies since March 2020. Sidney Dickerson held the same title at Ingersoll Rand from 2017 to 2020, was VP Operational Excellence at Ingersoll Rand from 2015 to 2017 and was General Manager TPS at Toyota Boshoku America from 2009 to 2013.
Sudheer Nair
LinkedInExperience: Director - Operations · Trane Technologies
Sudheer Nair has been Director - Operations at Trane Technologies since March 2020, based in Chennai, a role the profile lists in operations at director level. Sudheer Nair was Director - Operations at Ingersoll Rand from 2019 to 2020, General Manager - Operations at Ingersoll Rand from 2012 to 2019 and Finance Controller at Ingersoll Rand from 2007 to 2012.
Ted Crabtree
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations Residential HVAC and Supply · Trane Technologies
Ted Crabtree has been Vice President Operations Residential HVAC and Supply at Trane Technologies since October 2016, based in Tyler, Texas, and the profile headline describes the role as vice president of manufacturing operations and supply chain. Ted Crabtree was Plant Manager Residential HVAC at Trane Technologies from 2013 to 2016 and Plant Manager - Cottondale, AL at Johnson Controls from 2008 to 2012.
Tim Hotze
LinkedInExperience: Corporate Vice President Supply Chain – Planning – Digitization & AI · Trane Technologies
Tim Hotze has been Corporate Vice President Supply Chain – Planning – Digitization & AI at Trane Technologies since May 2026, based in the Charlotte area. Tim Hotze was Senior Vice President Enterprise Capacity Planning, Network & Operations Strategy, Optimization at Target from 2022 to 2025 and Senior Vice President Global SCM & Logistics, Network Planning, Global Intelligence, Last Mile at Target from 2017 to 2022.
Choose the right perspective
Pick the person whose own operations area is closest to your question, since integrated supply chain, procurement, plant operations, supply chain planning and operational excellence each give a different view. Check the dates on each role to see how current the experience is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What took most of your time in your current operations role, and how did you decide what to handle yourself?
- 02How did you balance day-to-day plant and supply performance against longer improvement programs?
- 03What did you carry over from earlier roles that changed how you lead operations teams?
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