Scott A. King

Running a pump maker founded in 1933

Scott A. King is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Gorman-Rupp Company (NYSE: GRC), a pump designer, manufacturer and international marketer founded in 1933. The company named him in that role in its October 23, 2026 results release.^[1]

Rise through operations

Pumps & Systems reported in November 2021 that King had been with the company since 2004 in operational leadership roles of increasing responsibility, and was president and chief operating officer when he was promoted. He took over as chief executive on January 1, 2022, succeeding Jeffrey S. Gorman, who had held the post since 1998 and became executive chairman.^[3]

Fill-Rite and results

Five months into his tenure, the company completed the purchase of Fill-Rite and Sotera from Tuthill Corporation for $525 million, adding liquid transfer pumps and meters, and financed it with cash and new debt. The filing names King as chief executive, but the sources read here do not detail his personal role in the deal.^[2]

For the third quarter of 2026 the company reported net sales of $193.3 million, up 11.8 percent, and net income of $22.7 million, or $0.86 a share, compared with $0.43 a year earlier. King described record net sales, gross margin and earnings per share for the quarter. The company also reported that total debt fell $58.0 million in the first nine months of 2026 and that backlog stood at $236.8 million on September 30. These are company-reported figures.^[1]

On The Executive List

Scott A. King is ranked No. 88 on The Executive List (November 2026) in the Chief Executive 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.