Gerben Bakker

President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, Hubbell

Search every verified Gerben Bakker interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. On Hubbell's second quarter 2026 earnings call, Gerben Bakker participated in discussions where the company raised its full-year guidance to reflect expectations of double-digit growth in organic sales, adjusted operating profit, and adjusted earnings per share. He addressed capacity expansion plans, noting anticipated capital expenditures of $175 to $190 million, and stated that the company was investing proactively in additional capacity to support what he described as the early stages of a multi-year investment cycle in utility transmission and distribution markets. In the fourth quarter 2024 earnings call, Bakker indicated expectations for mid-teens growth in the data center business, driven by artificial intelligence-related project build-outs, and solid mid single-digit growth across renewables and electrical T&D markets. He also described Hubbell as a predominantly US-centric company, with the vast majority of its manufacturing occurring in North America, while acknowledging the presence of some facilities in Mexico.