Strategic Council

The Strategic Council's purpose is to set direction and make strategic decisions on a corporate level. The group is led by ITT CEO Steve Loranger and includes the presidents of the company's two business groups and the global heads of finance, human resources, communications, legal, strategy and information technology.

Steven R. Loranger

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Steve was chosen to lead ITT in 2004. He brings extensive multi-industry leadership experience to the role and has led ITT through four consecutive years of record growth. A former U.S. Navy pilot, he currently sits on the board of FedEx Corporation.

Angela A. Buonocore

Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer

Angela joined ITT in 2007 from The Pepsi Bottling Group. Drawing on her extensive leadership experience at Fortune 200 companies, she is responsible for the stewardship of ITT's brand and reputation, and employee engagement to achieve business goals.

Aris C. Chicles

Senior Vice President and Director Corporate Strategy and Development

Aris joined ITT in 2006 from American Standard as the company's first director of corporate strategy. Calling on a 20-year career in the field, he has overseen a series of strategic acquisitions and divestitures that has better positioned ITT's business portfolio for growth.

Scott A. Crum

Senior Vice President and Director of Human Resources

Scott joined ITT in 2002 from Motorola. His broad range of human resources experience, including global assignments and leadership positions with top commercial and defense companies, is helping him create a world-class human resources organization at ITT.

Vincent A. Maffeo

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Vince joined ITT in 1977. A member of the bars in multiple states and the U.S. Supreme Court, he has global responsibility for all legal matters for the company. Vince serves on the boards of directors for the Fund for Modern Courts and the Pro Bono Partnership, and is a trustee at Sacred Heart University.

Gretchen W. McClain

Senior Vice President and President of ITT Fluid and Motion Control

Gretchen joined ITT in 2005 from Honeywell. Earlier with NASA, she played a pivotal role in the development and launch of the International Space Station. With her deep engineering and operational experience, she is now leading ITT’s portfolio of commercial businesses.

David F. Melcher

Vice President and President of ITT Defense Electronics & Services

Dave joined ITT in 2008 and was named to his current role in December. Before joining ITT, Dave had an accomplished 32-year career in the U.S. military, rising to the rank of three-star general. With his unique perspective and deep leadership expertise, Dave is positioning ITT to meet the future needs of its defense customers.

Denise L. Ramos

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Denise joined ITT in 2007 from Furniture Brands. She brings a broad range of financial experience, having held executive positions in the consumer and oil industries. In her current role, she is responsible for all aspects of financial management and reporting for ITT's global operations.

Carol J. Zierhoffer

Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Carol joined ITT in 2008 from Northrop Grumman. She is responsible for the planning, alignment, governance and delivery of all information technology products and services for ITT. Carol and her team work across all areas of the company to ensure that technology is a key enabler of growth.