Chris Giorgianni

Chris Giorgianni has served in several roles over his 19-year career with JCB leading up to his current position as Vice President of Government & Defense and Product & Marketing. Mr. Giorgianni began his career with JCB in 2003. Shortly after, he became JCB’s first American employee to be based at the company’s global headquarters in England, serving as Worldwide Product Manager for Backhoe Loaders and as Regional Manager for Northern Europe.

Returning to the U.S. in 2007, he rejoined the North American team as General Manager of the Southeast Region. Mr. Giorgianni has served as Product Marketing General Manager, Vice President of Product, Vice President of Product Support, where he led the service & parts operations in the USA, Canada, and Mexico. In January 2015, he also assumed global responsibility for JCB’s Government & Defense division. He assumed sole responsibility as Vice President of Government & Defense in September of 2017 and in 2020, took on the responsibility of Product & Marketing functions within JCB’s North American business.

In addition to his roles in JCB, Mr. Giorgianni is also actively involved in The Lady Bamford Center, currently serving as Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Since 2007, The Lady Bamford Center has worked to improve the lives of thousands of children in Savannah aged from 6 weeks to four years old, often from disadvantaged circumstances.

Mr. Giorgianni serves on the board of directors of the Coastal Georgia Military Affairs Coalition, the Georgia Southern College of Science and Mathematics Dean’s Advisory Council, and is a board member of the Savannah Council on World Affairs.

Mr. Giorgianni received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the U.S. Air Force Academy.