Following Brady Corporation’s acquisition of Honeywell’s Productivity Solutions and Services (PSS) business in 2026, the business was renamed Brady Intelligent Productivity Solutions (Brady IPS).
Brady IPS has recently announced a number of personnel changes.
David Barker
After more than 20 years with Honeywell and PSS, David Barker has decided to step away from the business. His decision follows months of hard work seeing through the acquisition and successful transition to Brady. In communication to partners and customers, Barker was acknowledged for his spirit and drive, with the comment:
“David’s passion and personal commitment to our internal teams and customer relationships inspired many of us. His relentless dedication was foundational to becoming Brady IPS and for that, we thank David wholeheartedly for his many contributions.”
Taylor Smith
Taylor Smith has been announced as the new President of Brady IPS. Taylor has more than 25 years in the industrial technology industry and has extended relationships over many years with Brady’s customers, partners and distributors. In his previous roles leading marketing and innovation teams at Honeywell and PSS, he has many valuable insights into how the industry functions, and what makes the IPS product offering so unique.
Taylor Smith, incoming President of Brady IPS, shared:
“I am truly excited by the tremendous growth potential we have at Brady and how we can help our customers with their productivity and business aspirations. I have already experienced this in my CTO role, where we increased our R&D investment, and reshaped innovation with our software and technology strategy. I personally commit to keep doing what we do best: co-innovate with our customers and reflect transformation thoughtfully throughout our organization.”
Georgina Lamb
Georgina Lamb is moving into a new role as Vice President, Global Commercial Strategy. In this role, Georgina will further enhance Brady IPS’s vertical enterprise and global customer strategy, develop the company’s channel/distributor partner program, lead demand creation, and refine the go-to-market strategy.
Steve Sundstrom
Steve Sundstrom will be the new Vice President and General Manager for the IPS Americas division, where he will have overall responsibility for the America’s Region (US, Canada, Latin America). Steve has been with Brady’s IDS division since 2025, where he has had responsibility for Brady’s Global Product Management organisation as well as being the Vice President and General Manager – Americas for the Industrial and Direct Marking Solutions business. Previously, Steve held a variety of leadership positions including Honeywell and other companies in the AIDC segment.
Scot Stelter
Scot Stelter has been promoted to Vice President, Global Product Management for IPS, where he will be responsible for both hardware and software strategy with a priority on value differentiation to support the outcome goals of Brady IPS’s diverse customers, including solution verticalisation.
The Brady IPS team are excited about the opportunities ahead and look forward to building smarter, safer, and more connected operations with its partners.
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