Appal S. Chintapalli joined Columbus McKinnon in 2019 as President, Duff Norton, was promoted to Vice President, EMEA and APAC in 2022, and became President, Americas in 2026; he was a named executive officer for fiscal 2026. He has a track record across general management, acquisition integration, restructuring, sales, marketing, new business development and strategic planning.
Before joining Columbus McKinnon he held senior roles at global industrial and technology organizations, including General Manager and Vice President, Information Technology and Edge Infrastructure, EMEA at Vertiv, and Vice President, Marketing, EMEA at Emerson Network Power. He holds a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Harvard Business School.