Strattec Security Corp CEO Frank J. Krejci to Retire Effective December 31, 2023, COO Rolando Guillot Named Interim CEO While Company Conducts a Search for a Successor

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | November 14, 2023 03:28am

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (NASDAQ:STRT) ("STRATTEC" or the "Company"), today announced that Frank J. Krejci, President and Chief Executive Officer, will retire from employment with the Company effective December 31, 2023. He will also retire from the Company's Board of Directors on December 31st.
 

Mr. Krejci became a member of STRATTEC's inaugural Board of Directors in 1995 and has been a valued Board member for over 28 years. He became an Officer of STRATTEC in 2010, serving as President, and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since September 1, 2012.

Rolando Guillot, Senior Vice President – Operations and Chief Operating Officer, has been named to serve as Interim Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2024 in addition to his current role.   Mr. Guillot joined STRATTEC in 1996 and gained experience in various management roles, primarily in STRATTEC's Mexican subsidiary, until September, 2004 when he was elected Vice President – Mexican Operations. In December 2016 he was elected Senior Vice President – Operations, responsible for all the Company's operations, and was elected to his current position in March, 2023.

The Company will engage a leading national executive search firm to conduct a formal search to identify a successor to Mr. Krejci as soon as possible. The Board of Directors is confident that Mr. Guillot has the necessary skills and experience to lead STRATTEC while a select group of independent members of the Board conduct the executive search for a successor CEO.

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