Ingersoll Rand Appoints Matthew Fort Vice President, Investor Relations and Global Financial Planning & Analysis

DAVIDSON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE: IR), a global provider of mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions, appointed Matthew Fort today as its vice president of investor relations (IR) and global financial planning & analysis (FP&A). Fort assumes the role from his current one as vice president of finance for the company’s Power Tools and Lifting business.

“Matthew is a very hands-on leader whose efforts have been instrumental in the acceleration of growth, strong margin expansion and overall transformation of the Power Tools and Lifting business. He brings over two decades of financial management experience and with investor relations and FP&A together under his seasoned leadership, we will continue to drive consistency and efficiency in how we communicate internally and externally. His depth of knowledge, experience and expertise in business strategy and operations will play a critical role in accelerating the company’s growth story,” said Vikram Kini, chief financial officer at Ingersoll Rand. “Matthew’s appointment serves as a testament to Ingersoll Rand’s proven approach to leadership talent development, succession and deployment, which is a key tenet of our strategy. I look forward to working alongside Matthew as he continues to deliver both near- and long-term value for our stockholders.”

Fort joined Ingersoll Rand in 2020 in his current role. Prior to Ingersoll Rand, he spent 17 years at Newell Brands in various financial roles, including FP&A, and supporting sales and marketing, operations and supply chain. He began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers as an auditor. Fort has an accounting degree from Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, and is a certified public accountant.

About Ingersoll Rand Inc.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.