Tom Pitstick serves as chief marketing officer and senior vice president of product line management for Gates. He oversees global marketing and product line management, while driving closer alignment between Gates’ end-market customer needs and the company’s products. With a mechanical engineering background and 25 years of experience in the manufacturing sector, and as part of the leadership team for startup companies, Pitstick has a unique perspective on the interplay of mechanical engineering, machine design and innovation. He holds advanced business and engineering degrees from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree in engineering from Notre Dame University.