Wayne Denny has over 30 years of experience in business development, leadership, and growth. Over half of this time has been focused on the aerospace industry. He is currently turning around a small industrial business unit for CECO Environmental. Concurrently, he was the Chairman of the Board for the Ohio Aerospace Institute.

Prior to joining CECO Environmental, Wayne was the General Manager – Strategic Marketing (Aerospace and Defense) for The Timken Company. In this role, he drove significant expansion in top and bottom-line performance for the business.

Previous roles for The Timken Company included, General Manager – Aerospace Continuous Improvement and New Product Development; General Manager Innovation and Product Technology (R&D); and Chief Engineer Aerospace, Defense, and Critical Motion. In his role as Global Manager – Motion Sensor Systems Wayne developed and launched a line of electromechanical solutions from the R&D center, capturing safety critical positions globally on automotive vehicles.

In the preceding 10 years, Wayne lead teams that designed, implemented, and ran off major products and manufacturing systems. These items have generated over $1B in lifetime revenue. Being a lifelong learner, Mr. Denny earned his MBA from the Williamson College of Business - Youngstown State University in 2022 and a BS from Mount Union College in 1992, majoring in Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science. He also earned an Executive Education certificate from The Darden School of Business – University of Virginia in 2005.

In furthering educational opportunities for students, Wayne is the inaugural Chair of the Executive Advisory Board and helped launch the School of Engineering at the University of Mount Union and is on the Board of Directors for Argonaut (a non-profit running the Davis Aerospace and Maritime school for the city of Cleveland). Argonaut is focused on breaking the cycle of poverty through classic and hands on educational experiences.

Mr. Denny has been awarded 10 patents and holds 5 major industry awards for new product development and introduction.