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John Batten

President and Chief Executive Officer, Twin Disc, Incorporated

Search every verified John Batten interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. John Batten, President and CEO of Twin Disc, has discussed the company's leadership approach and market outlook in recent appearances. In a December 2022 webinar on a "people centered" leadership model, he described efforts to develop leadership skills by allowing teams to chart their own course and build accountability, while focusing learners on obstacles within their control to maintain momentum. He also noted that he is an "excellent problem solver" but emphasized scaling problem-solving across the organization, stating that if ten people solve problems similarly, improvement becomes exponential. In earlier earnings calls, Batten addressed the company's financial performance and challenges. During the Q4 2020 call, he said the second half of 2020 and early fiscal 2021 would be "very challenging" across markets, with orders not strong but showing "some signs of life" in July. He also mentioned cost-cutting measures were necessary. In the Q2 2020 call, he expressed optimism about margin improvements from identified savings and new supply sources, while noting no domestic new unit demand in oil and gas until summer. At a 2019 manufacturing summit, he discussed Twin Disc's history of reinvention, citing the loss of major customers like Fiat Allis and Caterpillar, and stated that electrification across markets is "absolutely going to happen," though it would require team-based solutions for diverse applications. He has also said his "number one job" is to diversify the company away from oil and gas to avoid large market swings.

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