Carlos M. Cardoso is an American businessman and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kennametal

Kennametal

Kennametal is a leading producer of metals founded in 1938 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Latrobe, Pennsylvania and still headquartered there. It delivers productivity to customers seeking peak performance in demanding environments by providing innovative custom and standard wear-resistant solutions...

, a metalworking and tool production company headquartered in Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Latrobe is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States, approximately southeast of Pittsburgh.The city population was 7,634 as of the 2000 census . It is located near the Pennsylvania's scenic Chestnut Ridge. Latrobe was incorporated as a borough in 1854, and as a city in 1999...

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Cardoso was named one of America’s “Best Chief Executive Officers” by Institutional Investor Magazine in 2007 and received an Ernst & Young Regional Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 Award. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Manufacturers Alliance / MAPI, a leading advocate for manufacturing interests, and The Stanley Works.

Cardoso holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Fairfield University Dolan School of Business

Fairfield University Dolan School of Business

The Charles F. Dolan School of Business is a graduate and undergraduate business school and one of the professional schools of Fairfield University located in Fairfield, Connecticut...

 in Fairfield, Connecticut

Fairfield, Connecticut

Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is bordered by the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Redding and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404...

, and a master’s degree in management from the Hartford Graduate Center.

External links

• Kennametal Profile