Hilti North America names Mike McGowan as new Region Head and CEO

Plano, Texas - Martina McIsaac, Region Head and Chief Executive Officer of Hilti North America, has resigned her position effective October 1, 2022. 

Over her 9-year career, Martina held various roles of increasing responsibility after starting with the company in 2013 as a senior management candidate. Martina promoted to the role of Region Head and CEO of Hilti North America in January 2020 from Hilti Canada, where she served as General Manager beginning in 2017.  

Mike McGowan, currently Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Hilti North America East Market Organization, will be promoted to Region Head and Chief Executive Officer of Hilti North America effective October 1, 2022. In this role he will additionally serve on the Hilti Group Executive Management Team. Mike was chosen after a comprehensive internal search for a candidate with a proven track record of success, deep understanding of the construction business and commitment to company culture. 

Mike joined Hilti in 1988 as a Hilti Store Sales Associate and was regularly promoted to positions of increasing responsibility in sales and marketing before taking the top spot for Hilti’s eastern United States business in 2002.  

Mike’s experience in consistently developing and leading a diverse and inclusive team capable of sustained performance is unmatched. His market organization consistently ranks in the top five most successful geographies in the Hilti Group.

“For more than 35 years, I have been committed to Hilti, its team members, and its customers. Since the early days of my career, the construction industry has been my passion. I look forward to continuing to build on an already strong foundation of success by working alongside the more than 4,000 team members who have chosen to make Hilti North America their professional home,” said McGowan. 

Hilti North America is part of the Hilti Group which supplies the worldwide construction and energy industries with technologically leading products, systems, software and services. With more than 31,000 team members in over 120 countries, the company stands for direct customer relationships, quality and innovation. The Hilti North America team is made up of 1,700 highly trained Hilti account managers and engineers with an additional 2,300 Hilti employees nationwide.  The Hilti Group’s strategic orientation is based on a caring and performance-oriented culture and the goals of creating enthusiastic customers and building a better future.