James M. Loree

James "Jim" M. Loree was the president and chief executive officer of Stanley Black & Decker, a position he held from August 1, 2016 to July 2022. Stanley Black & Decker is a Fortune 500 company with $11 billion revenues and $28 billion market cap.

Education

Jim attended Union College in Schenectady, New York. He graduated in 1980 with a B.A. in Economics. He is a member of a secret society known as the Sigma Phi Society. He is also a member of the honor and scholarship greek letter organizations Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Epsilon.

Career

Jim Loree first joined Stanley Black & Decker in 1999, serving as VP and chief financial officer with 19 years previously with General Electric Company. Eventually being named EVP and CFO in 2002, EVP & chief operating officer in 2009 and President & COO in 2013 before then as President & COO.
Beginning in 2002, Loree began an M&A effort to transform Stanley into a growth-oriented diversified industrial company. Since then company revenues have more than quadrupled, fueled by over seventy acquisitions including the landmark merger with Black & Decker in 2010.

Board memberships

Jim served for over five years as a director of Harsco Corporation, including four as Audit Committee Chair. He also serves as a member of the National Association of Manufacturers, on the Wall Street Journal CEO Council, as a Business Roundtable member, a Trustee of Union College, a director of Hartford Hospital and a director of the Jim and Rebecca Loree Foundation.

Family

Loree is married to Rebecca Corbin Loree, Founder & CEO of Corbin Advisors, LLC. Jim relocated to the greater Hartford, Connecticut area in 1999.