Richard (Rick) Montani has been named President and CEO of Sika Corporation (USA), effective January 1, 2018. A veteran leader for Sika for over 29 years in the United States, Rick has played a decisive role in the development of Sika’s Construction materials business over his distinguished career with the company. He brings a successful track record in marketing, sales, business management, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions to his new position.
Most recently, as Executive Vice President from 2013 through 2017 Rick led strong, organic, double-digit sales and profit growth in the Sika target market business areas of Refurbishment and Sealing & Bonding. He also led the development and execution of a successful company-wide, cross-selling strategy that continues to drive growth, and led the completion and integration of five new acquisitions for Sika in the United States over the past three years.
Rick is a graduate of the Wharton Business School, Advanced Management (AMP) at the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio. Rick is based at the company headquarters in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.
