Richard G. Kyle is president of the Mobile Industries and Aerospace segments within the Bearings and Power Transmission Group at The Timken Company. In 2010, Kyle expanded his role to include responsibility for the company's highgrowth aerospace segment. That segment includes Timken's global commercial and military aviation and aerospace businesses as well as the health and positioning control business. The segment is focused on growing its portfolio of high-technology products and services to provide greater value to its diverse base of global customers and markets.

Previously, Kyle was the president of the Mobile Industries segment. He led the business through significant changes in product portfolio, market mix and operating capabilities that yielded dramatic improvements in the financial performance of the segment. The Mobile Industries business is now focused on growing globally by serving the mining, heavy-truck, construction, agriculture, rail and light-vehicle equipment markets with a broad offering of high-performance power transmission products and related services.

Prior to being named president, Kyle served as vice president – manufacturing for the Mobile Industries segment. He was a key leader in the transformation of the segment while also being responsible for managing the Bearings and Power Transmission Group’s global manufacturing operations. He was charged with driving operational excellence through lean manufacturing while supporting the company’s strategic growth initiatives.

Kyle joined Timken in 2006 as vice president of manufacturing for the company’s former Industrial Group. Kyle previously served as vice president of operations for a division of Hubbell, Inc. Before joining Hubbell, he served in a variety of management positions with Cooper Industries.

He received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and a master’s degree in management from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.