Kevin Johnson was appointed Chief Financial Officer of ESAB Corporation in May 2019. He leads the company’s financial planning, controlling, tax, treasury and investor relations functions and is responsible for developing and executing the financial strategy to support the achievement of the company’s business objectives.
Prior to joining ESAB, Kevin held several roles of increasing responsibility across the Colfax Corporation (now Enovis) enterprise during which time he gained extensive global experience in Asia, Europe and Africa including as Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer for Howden Africa, a South African publicly listed company.
Kevin is a qualified Australian CPA and holds an undergraduate degree (BSSc) from Queens University, Northern Ireland, a master’s degree in accounting (MAcc) from Macquarie University, Australia, and an MBA from Hasselt University, Belgium.