JOEL H. BENKIE
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Joel Benkie is the founder and chief executive officer of the Benkie Consulting Group. The consulting group was established to provide companies with strategic planning, executive and leadership development and analysis to support operational and financial performance improvement.
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Joel Benkie was president and chief operating officer for Ducommun Incorporated from January of 2014 until March of 2016. In this role, Benkie was responsible for driving the company’s strategic and operational objectives to achieve sustained profitable growth and outstanding execution. He led all areas of Ducommun’s operations, including business development and the company’s strategic business units in the United States and abroad.
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Benkie’s career in corporate leadership spans more than three decades and includes extensive international business development experience. He joined Ducommun as executive vice president and chief operating officer in 2012 after 17 years with Parker Hannifin Corporation where he last served as vice president of operations for the company’s Parker Aerospace unit. He was general manager of Parker’s Control Systems division between 1999 and 2003, and was named general manager of the Servo-Controls division after joining the company in 1995. While with Parker, he served on the board of directors of ACE Services, a Parker Hannifin joint venture in Singapore. Benkie began his professional career with Honeywell (formerly AlliedSignal Aerospace) in 1980 and, during his 15 years with the organization, held increasingly responsible management roles in marketing, operations and supply chain management.
Benkie holds an MBA from Indiana University and earned his bachelor’s degree in general management from Purdue University. He also attended Harvard Business School and University of Chicago executive development programs. He is very active in CEO Connection, an organization dedicated to helping mid-market CEOs and their companies succeed and was honorary chair of the 2016 Mid-Market Convention. In addition, Benkie is an active member of the board of trustees of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.
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Supporters of Cal Poly Pomona (California State Polytechnic University, Pomona), Benkie and his wife Mary fund scholarships for students at the university who demonstrate leadership initiative. Benkie served as a member of the National Development Council, a university advisory panel of influential business leaders, and served for many years on the Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering Leadership Board.