SE 290 - Vince Clark

Vince Clark is an accomplished manufacturing leader with more than 30 years of experience driving operational excellence across global organizations. He brings a proven record of leading large, complex operations in industries ranging from consumer products to heavy equipment and mining.

Vince spent over two decades with Caterpillar Inc., progressing through roles that included Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Factory Product Manager, Global Manufacturing Engineering Director, and Operations Director.

He led organizations of hundreds of employees, managed large-scale global engineering teams, and oversaw complex operations such as Caterpillar’s Ultra Class Mining Shovels and off-highway trucks, developing deep expertise in low-volume, high-mix production environments.

Following Caterpillar, Vince held senior leadership roles with Enerpac, Briggs & Stratton, and Andis Company, where he most recently served as Business Unit Director. Across these organizations, he managed operations of more than 600 employees, oversaw annual capital project portfolios exceeding $60M, and consistently delivered measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost. A certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Vince is recognized for his ability to combine Lean, Six Sigma, continuous improvement, and lead-time reduction principles with a people-centered leadership style to deliver both cultural change and bottom-line results.

Vince retired in 2025 and has recently become an instructor with the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) program. He is currently serving as the President of the Board of Directors for the Hospitality Center in Racine, WI and an Elder at Lakepoint Church in Muskego, WI.

He holds a BS and MS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and an MBA from Millikin University.