Modine Names New Data Center and HVAC Presidents
Suppliers and customers in data center cooling and commercial HVAC should track leadership changes effective in November 2026.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in People
Modine has named Michael Mahan President of its Data Centers segment, effective November 2, 2026, and promoted David Furlong to President of Commercial HVAC, effective November 15, 2026. The moves reshuffle segment leadership at the Racine, Wisconsin-based thermal management company.
Why it matters
Placing an operator with large P&L experience at Crane Payment Innovations and Schneider Electric over the data center business signals where Modine is directing management attention. Furlong's elevation, after leading six acquisitions in two years and the Performance Technologies spinoff, shows the company's leadership is weighted toward portfolio strategy and divestitures.
Modine's workforce exceeds 9,000 people worldwide, and Furlong's tenure has produced six acquisitions in two years. Mahan brings 20 years of global leadership experience to a segment that now carries his name in its top role.
The players
Modine
Racine, Wisconsin-based thermal management company with more than 9,000 employees and operations across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Michael Mahan
Modine executive appointed President of the Data Centers segment, with prior large P&L management roles at Crane Payment Innovations and Schneider Electric.
David Furlong
Modine executive who oversees global corporate strategy, M&A, and divestitures, and who has led the spinoff of the Performance Technologies segment.
The details
Mahan joined Modine earlier in 2026 to lead the Commercial HVAC segment before moving to Data Centers. Furlong, who joined in 2023, oversees global corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and divestitures, and served as interim president of Performance Technologies in 2025. The two moves therefore pair an operator with a segment-level P&L record against a strategy leader who has been running the company's buy-and-separate activity.
Timeline
2023: David Furlong joins Modine.
Earlier in 2026: Michael Mahan joins Modine to lead Commercial HVAC.
November 2, 2026: Mahan becomes President of Data Centers.
November 15, 2026: Furlong becomes President of Commercial HVAC.
Market Landscape
Modine has spent more than 100 years solving thermal management challenges, and its Data Centers segment now sits under a leader drawn from its Commercial HVAC business. The reshuffle places portfolio-strategy and divestiture expertise alongside segment operations at a company that has been reshaping its footprint through acquisitions and a spinoff.
Operators in thermal management and data center cooling should note that Modine's data center business now has a dedicated segment president starting November 2, 2026. Suppliers and customers in Commercial HVAC should expect the segment to be led by Furlong from November 15, 2026.
The takeaway
Modine's segment leadership changes take effect in November 2026, so operators in the HVAC and data center supply chain should calendar those dates and watch for any updated segment targets. Companies doing business with Modine can monitor how the Performance Technologies spinoff and recent acquisitions are integrated under the new leadership.
Further reading
For more on the executives shaping Wisconsin's industrial companies, see People coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Pantagraph.
