David Kemp
Chief Commercial Officer
David joined Ergotron in 2022, bringing over two decades of experience as a leader in sales, marketing, operations and finance. As chief commercial officer, he oversees Ergotron’s global sales and marketing teams.
Throughout his career, David has demonstrated expertise in process improvement and driving results. Prior to Ergotron he spent seven years at Fike Corporation serving as executive vice president of sales and marketing. In this role, David made several significant operational improvements to the business, including redesigning the existing distribution channel structure and implementing a sales and operations planning process. Additionally, he restructured the field sales team and designed and executed a new sales compensation plan. Before Fike, David held roles of increasing responsibility at Emerson Electric for 15 years, including vice president of global sales and marketing and vice president and general manager for Asia Pacific, both for Emerson’s Leroy-Somer business unit.
As a leader, David focuses on relationship building and finding the right processes and tools that help organizations focus on their objectives to achieve goals.
David graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial and manufacturing technology and earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Iowa. He and his wife, Ingrid, have three children and reside in Kansas City, Missouri. David is an avid Iowa State Cyclones fan and enjoys upland bird hunting with his dog Chief, golfing, and most things that involve mountains.