Jim Hooven

Jim Hooven joined Standex in February 2020 as Vice President-Operations & Supply Chain. Mr. Hooven has over 20 years of experience with global, diversified industrial manufacturing companies. He joined Standex from Hillenbrand Inc. where he served as Senior Vice President, Hillenbrand Operating Model & Operations and also oversaw Hillenbrand’s Red Valve & TerraSource Global businesses. Prior to that, he served first as Vice President of Operational Excellence and then General Manager at SL Industries (purchased by Handy & Harman in 2016), a manufacturer of power electronics, protection and quality, motion control, and communications equipment for OEMs. A Certified Six Sigma Blackbelt, Mr. Hooven also has held various operational roles at Danaher Corporation and Trane Company.