Sarasota manufacturer names new board chair

Laura Dempsey Brown is the new chair of the board of directors for Sarasota-based hydraulic cartridge valve manufacturer Helios Technologies. 

The board elected Brown following the retirement of her predecessor, Philippe Lemaitre, who served as chair since 2013 and joined the board in 2007, according to a statement.

“On behalf of the board and the entire Helios team, we are grateful for Philippe’s leadership over the years and are thrilled to have Laura take the baton as our new chair,” Helios President, CEO and CFO Sean Bagan says in a statement. “We are a very different company than the one Philippe joined nearly 18 years ago, having meaningfully grown and diversified during that time. I have appreciated his counsel and advice rooted in many years of experience with the company.”