Maria Ford is President of U.S. Commercial & Industrial Sales at DEWALT, a Stanley Black & Decker brand, where she is the steward of the organization’s $2 billion division overseeing a team of more than 400. As president, Maria is responsible for driving topline and bottom-line sales as well as end user facing marketing initiatives and strategies within the commercial and industrial construction sectors. After joining Stanley Black & Decker in 1998 as an intern on the sales team, Maria took on a variety of cross-functional roles of increasing responsibility in field sales, product management, end user marketing, and channel marketing. These positions most recently included Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Farm & Hardware and Vice President of Commercial & Industrial Channel Marketing before stepping into her current role as President in 2022. Maria spearheads strategic partnerships with end users and distribution partner that rely on industry-leading tools and technology solutions from the organization’s iconic brands – DEWALT, LENOX and PROTO, among many others – to drive productivity. She is recognized for her ability to guide her organization through an evolving marketplace, while maintaining business agility and operational excellence in today’s competitive landscape.