CECO Environment makes changes to executive leadership

CECO Environmental Corp., based in Cincinnati, has announced Peter Johansson will join CECO as chief financial and strategy officer. Lynn Watkins-Asiyanbi, CECO’s general counsel, will assume the new role of chief administrative and legal officer, which incorporates the legal, human resources and corporate communication functions.  

The two replace Matthew Eckl, chief financial officer and Pamela Turay, senior vice president of human resources effective Aug. 15. The two will be leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. Eckl had been with the company since 2017 and Turay since 2018.  

“Matt and Pam have been valuable members of the CECO leadership team and have helped the organization advance in many important areas,” says Todd Gleason, CEO of CECO Environmental. “CECO is stronger because of their efforts, and we wish them success in their future endeavors.”  

CECO says Johansson has more than 30 years of diverse industrial business experience with companies like Accudyne Industries, Honeywell and AlliedSignal. He has led organizations through transformational growth. Johansson brings new perspectives and capabilities around financial analysis, capital market programs and leading concepts concerning business development programs and operational effectiveness. Since 2021,  he has worked with CECO as a consultant, assisting the leadership team with evaluating market strategies and business development opportunities.  

Watkins-Asiyanbi joined CECO in June as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. She has more than 25 years of industrial business experience with companies like John Bean Technologies, W.W. Grainger Inc., U.S. Foods Inc., Mars Inc. and General Mills. Watkins is experienced with mergers and acquisitions, manufacturing operations, ethics, corporate governance, CSR and ESG and financial and regulatory compliance.  

“[Johansson] brings a significant amount of financial, business development and strategy experience to our organization at the perfect time for us as we believe that we are truly gaining momentum toward our ongoing transformation,” Gleason says. “Additionally, broadening Lynn’s role as our chief administrative and legal officer will unlock new processes and perspectives to align our functional excellence with our business strategies and growth deployment goals. We expect these important leadership changes further advance our progress and execution of the CECO’s strategic plan to create long-term value for our stockholders.”