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Kirk Kroft

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Chief Information Officer, North America at JELD-WEN, Inc.
📍 Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States

Kirk Kroft is the Chief Information Officer, North America at JELD-WEN, leading IT and digital business transformation. His career is marked by managing large-scale projects, including a $250M integration budget for a $3. 5B acquisition. He holds an MBA from Northwesterns Kellogg School of Management and colleagues describe him as a passionate, creative, and savvy business partner.

He served on the Technology & Architecture Advisory Board for Blue Yonder, a leading supply chain software company.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Officer, North America
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States
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Business Transformation
He has a robust track record leading transformations, including a major corporate acquisition, ERP implementations (D365), and redesigning operating models for global business units.
Global IT Leadership
He has extensive experience creating long-range technology strategies and reorganizing global IT teams to align with business goals at companies like Polaris and JELD-WEN.
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Career

Work history

12-2024
Chief Information Officer, North America
JELD-WEN, Inc.
1-2022
VP Digital Product - Global Engineering, Supply Chain & Operations
Polaris Inc.
7-2020 - 1-2022
VP & CIO Off Road Vehicles, Motorcycles, Snowmobiles
Polaris Inc.
5-2019 - 7-2020
VP & CIO - Off Road Vehicles, Snowmobiles, & Global Operations
Polaris Inc.
9-2017
Advisory Board Member
Blue Yonder
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Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Professional Development - Executive Education / Wisconsin School of Business
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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