Allen Waugerman takes control at Lexmark

Allen Waugerman has been named as Lexmark’s new president and chief executive officer.

Waugerman joined Lexmark at its inception in 1991 and has served in a variety of leadership roles, including leading the company on an interim basis during the CEO search. Since 2016 he has served as Lexmark senior vice president and chief technology officer. Waugerman succeeds Rich Geruson, who left the company in November 2018.

Mickey Kantor, chairman, Lexmark board of directors said: “We are pleased to appoint Allen as Lexmark president and CEO. He brings strong leadership, integrity, deep knowledge of technology and a track record of commitment to Lexmark’s success, making him the right choice to lead the company toward continued global growth.”

Waugerman holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky. He is a Dean’s Advisory Council member for the University of Kentucky College of Engineering and serves on the board of the YMCA of Central Kentucky.

“I am proud of Lexmark’s recent accomplishments, including the largest product launch in our history and the development of new solutions and services such as cloud-based as-a-service offerings. I look forward to leveraging our strengths and proprietary technologies toward broad global growth strategies that will position Lexmark for success well into the future,” Waugerman said.