KiddeFenwal names Kathleen Houghton Vice President of Global Sales
Iain Hoey
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KiddeFenwal appoints Kate Houghton
KiddeFenwal has appointed Kathleen “Kate” Houghton as Vice President of Global Sales.
The company announced Houghton’s return to the company in a LinkedIn post.
Houghton has more than 30 years of experience across fire and life safety, HVAC and industrial manufacturing.
Her role includes oversight of KiddeFenwal’s global commercial strategy.
The company said her focus will include scaling sales organisations and delivering value to customers worldwide.
KiddeFenwal wrote: “We’re thrilled to welcome Kathleen “Kate” Houghton back to Kidde-Fenwal as our new Vice President of Global Sales!”
Houghton’s previous role and background
Houghton’s return follows her time as Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Hudson Technologies, where she led global strategy and revenue and margin performance.
The company said her career has included work in public and private equity-backed organisations.
It also said she brings experience in suppression systems and engineered solutions.
Houghton holds an MBA from Boston University.
She also holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honors) from Monash University and a Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) from Monash University.