Shyam P. Kambeyanda is President and CEO of ESAB Corporation and a member of the company’s Board of Directors. As the leader of ESAB, Kambeyanda has overseen the growth of the fabrication technology business, including expanding the company’s global operations, improving financial performance, and driving ESAB Business Excellence (EBX) throughout the business.
Before becoming the CEO of ESAB Corporation when it became a public company in 2022, Kambeyanda served as President and CEO of ESAB starting in May 2016 when it was part of Colfax Corporation. Kambeyanda also served as an Executive Vice President of Colfax starting in December 2019. Prior to joining Colfax‚ Kambeyanda served as the President of Americas for Eaton Corporation’s Hydraulics Group. Kambeyanda joined Eaton in 1995 and held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility in engineering, quality, e-commerce, product strategy, and operations management in the U.S., Mexico, Europe, and Asia. Since leading ESAB, Kambeyanda has maintained a keen international perspective on driving growth and business development in emerging markets.
Shyam P. Kambeyanda holds a bachelor’s degree in physics and general science from Coe College in Iowa and in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University. Kambeyanda also earned his MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and is a Six Sigma Green Belt. He currently serves on the board of directors for Veralto, a global leader in essential water and product quality solutions.