Thomas A. Burke Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer has been with Modine since 2005. In July 2006 Mr. Burke was promoted to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer taking on the responsibilities of streamlining the company’s global divisional structure. Mr. Burke is in charge of all global operations for the Powertrain Cooling Engine Passenger Thermal Management Commercial
and Fuel Cell Products Groups as well as the Environmental Safety and Security Department.
Before Modine Mr. Burke worked for nine years with Visteon Corporation where he was Vice President of North American Manufacturing Operations with responsibility for more than $10 billion in sales. There he led an effort to develop and implement business strategies to enhance the company’s global manufacturing product portfolio. Prior to that and based in Cologne Germany Mr. Burke served as Vice President of
European and South American Manufacturing and Vice President of North American and Asian Operations.
Before Visteon he spent 13 years with Ford Motor Company in the climate control division in a variety of engineering and operations positions in the U.S. and Mexico. Born in 1957 in Sioux Falls South Dakota Mr. Burke received a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Purdue University. He has been a long time member of several professional organizations including SAE and SME. He is also involved in several civic and charitable organizations and is on the Board of Directors of the Racine County United Way. |