Leadership

Mike Gaby was named President and CEO of Pennant Group International, Inc. in February of 2009. Since that time, he has led Pennant through a period of vibrant growth, acquisition and geographical expansion that has increased the size of the company sevenfold. Mr. Gaby brought to Pennant a core belief of creating a dynamic corporate culture with a laser focus on customer satisfaction along with operational discipline. This philosophy has paid dividends for Pennant by building a foundation of like-minded customers who want to partner and flourish with Pennant. Mr. Gaby has over 30 years’ experience in finance, sales and marketing, operations and executive management. He is a graduate of Miami University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance.

J. Chris Highfield joined the Company in May of 2023 serving in the role as President. Prior to joining Pennant, Chris served in various C-Suite leadership positions, most recently serving as the Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing for CORE Molding Technologies, a publicly traded provider of thermoset and thermoplastic products. Prior to joining CORE, Mr. Highfield was employed by American Trim, a Tier 1 supplier of decorated metal products serving the appliance, automotive, heavy truck and industrial marketplace, from 2002 to 2015. He joined American Trim as the Director of Truck & Bus Products, and held several positions of increasing responsibility, advancing to the senior leader of the Sales & Marketing organization. Prior to American Trim, Mr. Highfield held various director, general manager and commercial leadership positions with top Tier 1 providers in the agriculture, appliance, automotive, lawn & garden, heavy truck, industrial and outdoor power markets. Mr. Highfield earned his MBA with a concentration in Operations & Finance from Cedarville University and his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Wittenberg University. His focus is establishing strategic focus and direction while promoting employee engagement and development, enhancing customer satisfaction and driving P&L performance.

Keith Sanfrey has over 35 years’ experience in manufacturing, with a strong background in Tool & Die and metal forming processes along with project management. He also has experience with welding, fabrication, machining, CNC programming and Cad-Cam. Keith has been with the Pennant US/Solar Roll Form Solutions team since 2007 and is very driven to meet the customer’s needs. He is a Summa Cum Laude graduate from Cincinnati State with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.