John Tucker

“During my tenure as both the Chief Technical Officer and President of Kennametal’s Strategic Business Groups I worked closely with Irene with a focus on developing new “out of our core” growth initiative opportunities to drive top line growth. Irene was our key strategist and driver behind creating our Innovation Venturing Program that allowed Kennametal to innovate outside our core. She is a masterful innovation strategist with a broad unique skill set that when applied, motivates cross-functional teams to create business value from technology.”