Brian Blanton

Brian Blanton is an experienced financial executive currently serving as Chief Financial Officer at Grote Industries since March 2021. Prior to this role, Brian held the position of CFO for North America at Mubea from February 2016 to March 2021. Brian's expertise includes finance transformation and enterprise performance management, demonstrated during a tenure as Director of Enterprise Performance Management Transformation at The Hackett Group from July 2011 to February 2016. Additional significant roles include CFO for the Americas Region and various financial positions at Modine Manufacturing Company from 2003 to 2011, as well as roles at Valeo from 1997 to 2003. Brian holds an MBA with a concentration in IT from Xavier University and a BS in Accounting from Purdue University Daniels School of Business.