Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. announced that J. Ashley Hall has joined the Company to serve as Senior Vice President, Global Procurement, effective immediately. In this new role, Hall will oversee global procurement as a member of the executive leadership team. Hall has extensive experience over a 25-year career in global supply chain roles establishing and optimizing effective global procurement operations and supplier relationships in multinational companies.

He most recently served as Vice President, Global Supply Chain for Mercury Systems, a technology company serving defense and aerospace from 2019 to 2023, where he established a global strategic sourcing function and generated substantial efficiencies in the operation. He was formerly Chief Procurement Officer for Meggitt, a manufacturer of supplies and sub-systems for the defense and aerospace markets and held global supply chain roles at Danaher and Intel. He earned a bachelor?s degree with honors and a Master of Business Administration at Brigham Young University.