Gordon joined CD&R in 2022 after a 14-year career at KION Group, a global provider of material handlings equipment and warehouse automation solutions and software, where he served as the Chief Executive Officer from 2008 to 2021. Previously, he served as Chairman of the Management Board of Linde Material Handling GmbH, the world’s leading manufacturer of forklift trucks and bearing technology. He also served as Chairman of the Executive Board of engine specialist Deutz AG and Chairman of the Management Board of robotics company Kuka Roboter GmbH. Gordon is the Non-Executive Director (Chairman) of MTU Aero Engines AG, Munich, Germany and the Non-Executive Director of Atlas CopCo AB, Sweden. He is also a Member of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany. Gordon holds an Electrical Engineering degree from the Lawrence Institute of Technology in Southfield, Michigan and a B.B.A in Business Administration from GSBA Zürich.