Jennifer Wolfenbarger

Finance at Franklin Electric

Jennifer Wolfenbarger is Chief Financial Officer of Franklin Electric, the Nasdaq-listed maker and distributor of water and energy systems. The company's executive page says she joined in that role in July 2025. The company's July 2025 release named her Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer.^[1][2]

Career

She came from Owens Corning, where she was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Insulation business. According to Franklin Electric, that meant strategic planning, investor relations, compliance and financial reporting for a $4 billion global business with 50 manufacturing and distribution sites. She earlier held divisional finance chief roles at Stryker, Caterpillar and General Motors, and the release says her career has taken her to the United Kingdom, Brazil, the Netherlands and several US states. She has an MBA and a bachelor's degree in accounting from Butler University and is a Certified Management Accountant.^[1][2]

The release also notes that she was executive sponsor of Owens Corning's Latin America Women's Initiative Network and that she mentors at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.^[2]

Recent results

Franklin Electric reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $633.6 million, up 9 percent, with GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.35 against $0.37 a year earlier, when results included a $55.3 million pension settlement loss. Adjusted diluted earnings per share rose 15 percent to $1.50. The company raised its full-year outlook to net sales of $2.23 billion to $2.30 billion and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $4.62 to $4.82. These are company-reported figures.^[3]

A transcript of the October 28, 2026 earnings call shows Wolfenbarger presenting the numbers, describing adjusted diluted earnings per share as a new third-quarter record and reporting gross margin of 35.4 percent against 35.9 percent, about 3 percent enterprise-wide price realization and nine-month operating cash flow of $139.2 million.^[4]

On The Executive List

Jennifer Wolfenbarger is ranked No. 98 on The Executive List (November 2026) in the Chief Financial Officers discipline. The ranking is The Executive Review's own editorial judgment (how we rank); it is not an outside award, and placement on the list is never sold. View the November 2026 edition.