Rehlko, Kohler, Wis., announced it has hired Eric Fontaine to succeed Vincenzo Perrone as president of the company's engines business.

Fontaine brings considerable experience in industrial markets, having most recently served as vice president of the industrial components division at Regal Rexnord Corporation, Wilwaukee, Wis. His career also includes leadership roles at Danaher Corporation, Washington, D.C., and Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, Ill. He holds a Bachelor of Science in ocean engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MBA from Duke – The Fuqua School of Business.

Perrone joined Rehlko then known as Kohler in 2014 as president of the diesel business and was named president of the combined engines business in 2020.