Woodward names Paxton McVoy as chief information officer

Woodward (NASDAQ: WWD) has appointed Paxton McVoy as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, effective Oct. 19, 2026, the Fort Collins, Colorado-based company announced. McVoy will join the executive leadership team and report directly to Chief Executive Officer Chip Blankenship.

The role is newly created. McVoy will oversee Woodward's global information technology organization and direct the company's digital strategy, including enterprise resource planning, data and analytics, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and technology-enabled business transformation.

McVoy joins Woodward from Veralto, where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. At Veralto, following its separation from Danaher, he led the company's global technology strategy and operations across 13 operating companies. Before Veralto, he held senior IT leadership roles at Medtronic, including Vice President and CIO for its Surgical Innovations business, and led Medtronic's transition from Oracle to SAP.

"Paxton has a proven history of using technology to improve business performance and leading digital transformation across complex global organizations like ours," said Blankenship.

McVoy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business from Otterbein University and an MBA from The Ohio State University.

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