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Discenza is vice president, chief financial officer and an officer of The Timken Company.<\/p>\n<p>Named to this position in 2025, Discenza is responsible for overseeing the company\u2019s global finance and accounting organizations, leading interactions with investors and contributing to Timken\u2019s strategy to create shareholder value, which is focused on driving profitable organic growth, operating with excellence and effectively deploying capital.<\/p>\n<p>Discenza is recognized for combining extensive industry knowledge and financial expertise to provide strategic direction, deliver process improvements and support the company\u2019s growth \u2014 both organically and through acquisition.<\/p>\n<p>Since joining Timken in 2000, he has held a range of financial and accounting leadership roles, including vice president \u2013 finance and group controller; director of accounting, financial planning and analysis; and controller of multiple business segments. His experience also includes investor relations and advising the Board\u2019s audit committee.<\/p>\n<p>Discenza earned his bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in economics from The University of Akron and is a certified management accountant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timken.com\/en-in\/about\/executive-team\/\">Meet the rest of our leadership team.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael A. Discenza Vice President and Chief&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":806749,"menu_order":97,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-divi.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Philip D. Fracassa is executive vice president, chief financial officer and an officer of the Timken Company.\r\n\r\nFracassa has been instrumental in developing and executing the company\u2019s strategy to create shareholder value, which is focused on driving profitable growth, operating with excellence and deploying capital to achieve the highest returns. The result is a financially stronger company, delivering greater returns and cash flow and a more diversified portfolio that positions Timken to perform better through a cycle.\r\n\r\nFracassa previously served as senior vice president, corporate planning and development where he led transformative changes to reposition the company.\u00a0 Notably, he directed the development of Timken\u2019s inorganic growth strategy and led the spin-off of Timken\u2019s former steel business.\r\n\r\nFracassa joined Timken in 2005 and held several key finance positions during his tenure, including senior vice president, tax and treasury, and senior vice president and group controller.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining Timken, Fracassa was director of taxes for Visteon Corp. He began his career with Price Waterhouse in Detroit and served as a tax attorney with General Motors.\r\n\r\nCurrently, Fracassa is a member of Financial Executives International and the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI). He sits on the Cleveland Regional Advisory Board for FM Global, a world leader in commercial and industrial property insurance and loss prevention engineering. He also serves as a member of the board for both Walsh University and the American Red Cross of Northeast Ohio.\r\n\r\nFracassa holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in accounting and a juris doctor degree in law from the University of Detroit Mercy. In 2011, he completed the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD in France. 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