Gates Industrial Corporation plc announced that L. Brooks Mallard has been appointed as executive vice president and chief financial officer, and will join Gates effective February 24, 2020. He will be based out of Gates headquarters in Denver. Mr. Mallard joins Gates with broad experience in corporate and operational finance.

Prior to Gates, Mallard was chief financial officer of Henniges, a global supplier of highly engineered sealing and anti-vibration systems for the automotive market. Prior to Henniges he was the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Jeld-Wen where he helped take the company from being private equity held through an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. He also has held senior financial leadership roles with TRW, Cooper Industries, Thomas & Betts and Briggs & Stratton during his 25-year career.