Executive Management

Kevin Holleran has served as our President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company since August 2019. Prior to joining us, Mr. Holleran served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Industrial Segment within Textron beginning in 2017. Textron’s Industrial Segment is composed of Textron Specialized Vehicles, a leading global manufacturer of purpose-built vehicles and equipment for a variety of commercial and recreational applications across a number of brands; as well as, Kautex a tier one automotive supplier of fuel systems, selective catalytic reduction systems and cleaning solutions. Prior to 2017, Mr. Holleran was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Textron Specialized Vehicles for ten years, during which time he grew revenue and profitability substantially through both organic growth and acquisitions. Prior to his time at Textron, Mr. Holleran held a number of management positions at Ingersoll Rand and Terex Corporation across the sales, marketing, and product management functions.

Eifion Jones has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since April 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Jones served as the Chief Financial Officer of Cornerstone Holdings Inc. (“Cornerstone”) since 2011, a portfolio company of private equity firms HIG Capital and, later, Littlejohn & Co. LLC. In this role he oversaw the governance, performance, and financial management of Cornerstone’s U.S. and European companies, including leading all acquisition evaluation, diligence and integration efforts. Prior to Cornerstone, Mr. Jones spent 21 years with Akzo Nobel, where he held financial and managerial leadership roles in the Americas and Europe, including SVP and General Manger for their Americas O&G protective coatings business and prior to that, SVP and CFO for their Americas industrial coatings business. He began his financial career with Courtaulds Plc in their European fibers businesses prior to its sale to Akzo Nobel.

Susan Canning has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer since June 2021. She was admitted to practice law in the state of Michigan and prior to joining the Company, she served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at GNC and was responsible for all Legal, Compliance, Ethics and Quality matters. From 2008-2018, Ms. Canning was with Kellogg Company as part of the Legal and Compliance team, including three years as Kellogg Europe’s Regional General Counsel (based in Manchester, UK) and seven years in Kellogg Global HQ counseling on securities, governance, investor relations, and corporate development. Additionally, from 1991-2008, Ms. Canning served in a variety of legal roles with JPMorgan Chase & Co., focused on counseling SEC-registered investment advisors and mutual funds. 

John Collins has served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer of the Company since May 2022. Prior to joining Hayward, Mr. Collins was the senior vice president and general manager of E-Z-GO for Textron Specialized Vehicles, Inc. In this role, John led product management and global sales for Textron’s E-Z-GO and Cushman vehicle lines. Throughout Mr. Collins’ career, he has served in several leadership roles with Textron, including as a plant manager; director of sourcing; vice president, integrated supply chain; vice president, parts & services and vice president, consumer business.

Rick Roetken has served as President, North America since August 2018. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Roetken served as President of multiple divisions of Masco Corporation (“Masco”), including Masco Cabinetry and Liberty Hardware, from 2010 to 2015. Mr. Roetken also served as Vice President of Marketing for Masco’s Delta Faucet business from 2007 and 2010. Prior to joining Masco, he was employed with United Technologies for 19 years serving in various operations and marketing roles.

Fernando Blasco has served as Vice President, General Manager, Europe & Rest of World since May 2019 and as General Manager for Hayward Australia since January 2020. From April 2012 to May 2019, Mr. Blasco was Chief Executive Officer of Adequa, Piping Systems Business of Uralita Group. Also within Uralita Group, Mr. Blasco held positions such as Managing Director of the Injection Business Unit from 2010 to 2012 and Corporate Sales Development Manager from 2008 to 2010. Prior to that, he was at GE Consumer & Industrial from 2004 to 2008, assuming the role of EMEA Prescription Manager.

Stuart Baker serves as Vice President of Business Development and Global Strategic Planning. In this role he is responsible for strategic planning for the corporation, M&A and works closely with Hayward’s investor community. Mr. Baker has held a number of executive positions prior to this role including General Management of newly acquired businesses, Global Product Management and several key strategic Engineering functions. He has worked as an executive in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America. Prior to joining Hayward, Stuart was an executive for ThermoFisher Scientific, a leading manufacturer and marketer of scientific, analytical instrumentation as well as Philips Electronics.