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JOHN ADAMS

Senior Vice President, Executive Advisor

John has held executive and leadership roles with public and private equity-backed companies, including serving as CEO of Magnum Manufacturing and leadership roles at Teradyne, Danaher, REGO, Coveris, and TC Transcontinental. He has spent more than half his career in General Manager, Senior Vice President, and CEO roles, leading transformations through growth strategies and Lean operating principles.


John began his career as a design engineer and served as a lead mechanical engineer on Teradyne’s groundbreaking J750 development team, where he experienced firsthand how disruptive technology reshapes markets.

Throughout his career, John has applied and refined strategy, commercialization, and Lean tools to accelerate growth, build high-performing teams, and deliver best-in-class profitability. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MS in Manufacturing Engineering and MBA from Boston University.

John Adam’s Industry Experience

MINING

METERING

ELECTRONICS

ENERGY STORAGE

INDUSTRIAL & LNG GAS

CONTRACT MANUFACTURING

SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT

CONTINUOUS URETHANE FILM CASTING & COATING

MEDICAL (ADVANCED WOUND CARE)

TEST & MEASUREMENT

INDUSTRIAL CONTROLS

POWER DISTRIBUTION

AUTOMOTIVE

OIL & GAS

& MORE