Stuart Baker

Stuart Baker serves as Vice President of Business Development and Global Strategic Planning. In this role he is responsible for strategic planning for the corporation, M&A and works closely with Hayward’s investor community. Mr. Baker has held a number of executive positions prior to this role including General Management of newly acquired businesses, Global Product Management and several key strategic Engineering functions. He has worked as an executive in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America. Prior to joining Hayward, Stuart was an executive for ThermoFisher Scientific, a leading manufacturer and marketer of scientific, analytical instrumentation as well as Philips Electronics.