Brian McKay
Chief Technology Officer
Clarios•Detroit Metropolitan Area, United States
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15+ years of executive leadership experience in leading enterprise level digital transformation, technology innovation, and product development for F500 companies. CTO for $10.5B revenue company. Experienced across automotive, aftermarket, industrial, data center, and energy sectors. P&L leadership managing $500M+ annual revenue, $1B in new business awards, 650+ resources, and $100M in R&D budget. Deep expertise in power & energy storage systems (power electronics, battery, circuit protection), compute, AI/ML, cloud-native SaaS. Led enterprise level digital transformation and automation of SIOP, ERM, CRM, MES, and customer/supplier integration. Strong track record of collaborating with customers, strategic suppliers, external partners to develop differentiated, market-leading automotive technologies. Experienced presenting to BoD, customer VIP, and institutional/PE investors. Proven team builder capable of dreaming a vision, developing a strategy, establishing a culture and fostering a team capable of executing.
Career Timeline
- ClariosCurrent2024–Present· 2 yrs 9 mos
- Chief Technology OfficerCurrent2024–Present
- 2021–2024· 3 yrs
- Vice President, Engineering2021–2024
- 2018–2021· 3 yrs
- Global Director of Engineering2018–2021
- 2011–2017· 6 yrs
- Director, Engineering2014–2017
- Director, Information Technology, Technology and Innovation2011–2014
- 2007–2011· 4 yrs
- Manager, Operations2007–2011
- 2001–2006· 5 yrs
- R&D Engineer and Program Manager2001–2006
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Engineering
Wayne State University