Mario Y. Ramos joined the Company as Vice President of Global Product Development in June 2018 and has since assumed roles with increasing responsibility. Prior to joining Columbus McKinnon, Mr. Ramos was Vice President of Strategic Marketing, Product Management and Partnerships for Schneider Electric's Final Distribution line of business. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Global Engineering, directing a team of more than 500 R&D professionals across 16 locations in North America. Other positions at Schneider included Director of Engineering for Low and Medium Voltage Equipment and Director of Global Technology Center in Monterrey, México. Mr. Ramos holds an Executive MBA from Vanderbilt University, a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Universidad de las Américas.