About
Katrina L. Helmkamp has served as a director of Federal Signal since November 2023 and chairs the Governance and Sustainability Committee, effective April 22, 2025, while also serving on the Audit Committee. She served as CEO of Cartus Corporation, the global relocation services subsidiary of Anywhere Real Estate, from 2018 until her retirement in January 2023, and previously led Lenox Corporation and SVP Worldwide. She has been an independent director of IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) since 2015 and is currently its Non-Executive Chair, and also serves as an independent director of KPMG, LLP.
Roles
Federal Signal Corp.
Director · Current role
2023–present
Cartus Corporation
Chief Executive Officer · Led the global relocation services subsidiary of Anywhere Real Estate until her retirement.
2018 - January 2023
Lenox Corporation
Chief Executive Officer · Chief executive of the tableware and giftware company.
2016 - 2018
SVP Worldwide
Chief Executive Officer · Chief executive of the sewing machine manufacturer.
2010 - 2014
Whirlpool Corporation
Senior Vice President, North America Product · Also served as Vice President, Global Refrigeration from 2007 to 2008.
2008 - 2010
The Boston Consulting Group
Partner · Served clients in the industrial goods, consumer goods and services industries.
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External Roles
IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX)
Independent Director and Non-Executive Chair
since 2015
KPMG, LLP
Independent Director
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Director Compensation
FY 2025
Fees earned or paid in cash
$108,364
Total compensation
$253,364
Also at Federal Signal Corp.