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Fortive appoints financial executive Susan Main to Board of Directors. * September 11, 2026 Fortive Corporation announced the strategic appointment of Susan L. Main to its Board of Directors today. Consequently, this executive move expands the governing board from eight to nine total members. Furthermore, the company concurrently named Main as a key member of its Audit Committee. Main brings decades of corporate leadership, operational financial expertise, and regulatory oversight experience. Shar Dubey, Chair of the Board, said, "Sue brings deep financial and operational expertise, an independent perspective, and a strong track record of oversight as a public company director. Her extensive leadership experience and her commitment to strong governance will be invaluable as the Board oversees Fortive's operations, financial reporting, and risk management." Most recently, Main served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Teledyne Technologies Incorporated. She directed global finance, financial reporting, compliance, and risk management between 2012 and 2023. Before that, she served as Vice President and Controller at Teledyne from 2004 to 2012. Earlier in her career, Main held executive finance positions at Water Pik Technologies. Additionally, she managed audit roles at Allegheny Teledyne and Hughes Aircraft Company. Fortive has a lot of administrative experience, giving it a great deal of control over industrial technology. Broad industrial technology leadership strengthens growth strategy. In addition to her corporate roles, Main serves on the board of major public enterprises in governance capacities. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Allegion plc. She is a distinguished chair of the Audit and Finance Committee. Moreover, she acts as Lead Director for Ashland Inc., serving on two critical committees. Previously, she served as a valued director at Garrett Motion Inc. Main holds an accounting degree from California State University, Fullerton. Olumide Soroye, Fortive's President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are pleased to welcome Sue to our Board. Her accomplishments as both an executive and a director, together with her extensive experience in industrial technology, will make her a valuable voice on the Board and the Audit Committee as we progress our Fortive Accelerated strategy." Meanwhile, Fortive continues executing its core growth roadmap across industrial sectors. Therefore, adding seasoned financial leaders reinforces Fortive and its long-term enterprise value creation. For more stories on executive leadership and business innovations, explore its CXO Insiders for the latest updates.

Fortive Corporation has appointed Susan Main to its board of directors, effective 9 September 2026, expanding the board from eight to nine members. Main will also serve on the Audit Committee. Main most recently served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Teledyne Technologies from 2012 to 2023, where she led global finance operations and supported the company's growth strategy. She currently serves on the boards of Allegion and Ashland Inc. Board chair Shar Dubey highlighted Main's financial and operational expertise and public company director experience. Chief executive Olumide Soroye said her background in industrial technology would support Fortive's Accelerated strategy. Fortive is an Everett, Washington-based company that develops essential technologies across intelligent operating solutions and advanced healthcare solutions segments.

Dana Duman joins Fortive as Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition. September 10, 2026 Dana Duman has joined Fortive as Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition, taking on a senior leadership role focused on strengthening the company's global talent acquisition function as it enters its next phase of growth. Duman brings approximately 20 years of experience across global talent acquisition, recruiting operations, workforce strategy, employer branding, analytics, technology and AI-enabled recruiting. Her career has focused on building and scaling talent acquisition organisations, improving recruiting operations and developing strategies aligned with broader business and workforce priorities. Before joining Fortive, Duman served as Head of Global Talent Acquisition at Avalara. She joined Avalara in 2024 as Director of Global TA Programs and Operations before taking on the global talent acquisition leadership role. During her time at the company, she was responsible for global talent acquisition initiatives and worked with teams across the organisation to strengthen recruiting operations and capabilities. Duman's experience at Avalara included work on talent acquisition processes, recruiting technology, data-driven strategies and operational improvements. Her leadership also extended to building strong talent acquisition teams and supporting hiring programmes across different functions and markets. Public posts from her time at Avalara show her involvement in recognising and developing members of the company's global talent acquisition organisation. Prior to Avalara, Duman spent more than four years at Western Union, where she served as Head of Global Talent Acquisition Enablement, Technology and Agile Recruiting. Her responsibilities covered areas including talent acquisition enablement, executive recruitment, employer branding and technology integration. She also held a leadership role at Paradox as Talent Acquisition Solutions Architect Leader for Global Enterprise. Earlier in her career, Duman served as Senior Director of Talent Acquisition at WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone and as Director of Talent Acquisition at Aimco. These roles added experience in building talent acquisition functions, recruitment operations and employer-branding initiatives to her professional background. At Fortive, Duman will lead the company's global Talent Acquisition function. Her mandate will include building a modern, high-performing talent acquisition organisation and strengthening the experience of candidates, hiring leaders and the wider business. Her appointment comes with experience in the use of technology and data to modernise recruiting operations. Duman's career has included work across recruiting technology, analytics, workforce strategy and agile recruiting, areas that have increasingly become part of how global organisations approach talent acquisition. Duman's move to Fortive follows her departure from Avalara, where she recently marked the end of her tenure. In a LinkedIn post, she described her time at Avalara as a chapter she was grateful for and highlighted the people, collaboration and work involved during her tenure. She said she was looking forward to an exciting new chapter after taking some time to recharge with her family. With her appointment as Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition, Duman will now oversee Fortive's global talent acquisition efforts, bringing nearly two decades of experience across recruiting leadership, technology, workforce strategy and organisational talent programmes to the role. - Advertisement -