Mr. Krenicki is currently serving as Interim President and CEO of Cornerstone Building Brands. He has served as Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors since 2022 and has been a director since 2018.
Mr. Krenicki joined Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), the private equity firm that acquired Cornerstone Building Brands, in 2013 after a 29-year career at the General Electric Company (GE). He serves as vice chairman and operating partner on CD&R’s Industrials team and also leads the internal processes related to the Firm’s operationally focused value creation, best practice sharing, risk and talent recruitment initiatives. He currently serves as chairman for CD&R portfolio companies Artera Services and as a director of Brand Industrial Services in addition to his roles with Cornerstone Building Brands.
Mr. Krenicki is a former vice chairman of GE and former president and CEO of GE Energy. At GE Energy, his responsibilities included oversight of GE’s $50 billion revenue oil & gas, power & water and energy management businesses, which employed more than 100,000 people in more than 165 countries. Mr. Krenicki held several leadership roles with GE prior to leading GE Energy, including president and CEO of GE Plastics and GE Transportation.
Mr. Krenicki earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Connecticut. He received a Master of Science degree in management from Purdue University.