Briggs & Stratton Names Cerniglia CEO

Kristina Cerniglia brings over 30 years of experience leading organizations in the manufacturing industry, most recently as CFO at Briggs & Stratton.

Kristina Cerniglia
Kristina Cerniglia
Briggs & Stratton

Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton has named a new CEO, Kristina Cerniglia, who has served as chief financial officer (CFO) for two years. In August 2023, Joe Liotine, who came to Briggs & Stratton from Whirlpool Corp., had been named CEO of Briggs & Stratton, but he left the role after six months, according to media reports.

Cerniglia brings more than 30 years of experience leading organizations in the manufacturing industry.  She was elevated to interim CEO in February 2024. Cerniglia has made significant contributions to Briggs & Stratton and will continue to focus on execution and growth, driving rapid improvements in performance to better serve customers, according to the company.  Prior to Briggs & Stratton, Cerniglia was the CFO and senior vice president with Hillenbrand, Inc., after spending more than 23 years in various financial leadership roles with Stanley Black & Decker and United Technology Corp. 

"Kristina has the full support, confidence and trust of the board. Kristina possesses the leadership skills and experience needed to accelerate the company's growth strategy and position Briggs & Stratton to achieve its full potential. The company's progress during Kristina's initial tenure as CEO across every single metric is impressive. She will continue to execute the company vision and mission to deliver profitable growth," said Michael Psaros, chairman of Briggs & Stratton's board of directors.

"I am honored and humbled to step into the role of CEO at Briggs & Stratton. Our organization has a legacy of over 116 years of success because of its innovative and passionate employees. My colleagues inspire me. Alongside my executive team, we are committed to delivering cutting-edge products and best-in-class service to our customers. I look forward to leading our next growth phase and expanding our mission and purpose to serve our customers, employees, partners and communities," said Cerniglia.

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