Lawrence Rentz

Lawrence became President of Rotex Global in January of 2020, becoming only the 10th president in Rotex’s 175 years as a company. Lawrence brings 26 years of proven ability to drive business growth in multiple industries such as power generation, machine tool, automotive and plastics processing equipment. Most recently, Lawrence was the VP/GM for Maag Americas and CEO of Gala Industries as an executive leader within the Dover Corporation. Prior roles included VP of Engineering for Warn Industries, VP of Engineering and Quality for Climax Portable Machine Tools and Director of Aftermarket Steam Turbine Engineering at General Electric where he spent the first 12 years of his career. Lawrence holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, an MBA from the University of Maine and is a certified Master Black Belt in Six Sigma with General Electric. His passions include leading breakthroughs in innovation (holding 7 patents and serving for six years as a governor appointed member of the Oregon Innovation Council) and actively supporting future leaders in achieving their career aspirations.