Crane Co appoints new chief operating officer

Crane Company has promoted Alejandro (Alex) Alcala to chief operating officer (COO) where he will provide both strategic and operational oversight of all business segments, as well as the Crane Business System organization.

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Alcala joined Crane in 2013 as president of Crane Pumps & Systems and was promoted to president of Crane ChemPharma & Energy in 2014. In 2020, he became senior vice president, overseeing Crane’s Process Flow Technologies (PFT) segment as well as the Regional Presidents of China, India, and the Middle East & Africa. In 2023, Alcala was promoted to Executive Vice President and assumed segment leadership responsibility for all of Crane’s businesses. Prior to joining Crane, he worked at Eaton Corporation where he held operations and strategic marketing positions of increasing responsibility.

“Since joining Crane more than a decade ago, Alex has been an instrumental partner to me, assisting with the strategic transformation of the company’s portfolio and capabilities in our successful delivery of profitable growth,” said Max Mitchell, chairman, president and CEO of Crane Co. “His promotion is yet another step in positioning our company for the significant growth we expect in the years ahead, as well as an example of our strong intellectual capital process focused on recognizing and promoting talent from within the organization.”

Alcala added: “I’m honored and excited for the opportunity to take on this new and important role, along with our outstanding leadership and teams, and I look forward to continuing to drive differentiated strategic execution and accelerating both organic and inorganic growth to maximize total shareholder return.”