Jonathan Samuel, President and CEO - KSB GIW, Inc.; Vice President of Sales and Marketing - Hard Rock Mining

Jonathan Samuel earned his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering in India before beginning his first career opportunity as a Sales and Application Engineer with Nerelge Corporation in India in 1991.

In January 1994, he joined KSB Pumps Ltd, in India as a Sales Engineer. This led to his first position with KSB GIW, Inc. as an Application Engineer and Project Manager in 1999. He then held various roles with progressively larger scopes of responsibility. Mr. Samuel has served KSB GIW, Inc. as Region Manager, Asia, Brazil and Australia; Commercial Manager - Project Management; Region Manager, Europe, Asia and Global Dredge; and Region Manager, Global Dredge, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa.

In January of 2017, Mr. Samuel began his term as Vice President of Sales & Marketing. Since 2020 this role has been expanded to include Global Hard Rock Mining for KSB’s Market Area Mining. Mr. Samuel’s extensive career with KSB and KSB GIW, Inc. has allowed him to gain valuable experience across market segments globally in preparation for this opportunity.

In July of 2021, Mr. Samuel was appointed as President and CEO of KSB GIW, Inc. He has been with the KSB Group for over 26 years.