Garmin announced today that Patrick Desbois and Brad Trenkle have both been appointed to the newly created role of co-Chief Operating Officer, effective July 1, 2024.
Desbois will provide executive oversight for Garmin’s aviation and auto OEM segments, global supply chain and operations, information technology and human resources. Trenkle will provide executive oversight for Garmin’s consumer business segments, engineering innovation and support, and global consumer sales, marketing and creative. Both will report to Cliff Pemble, Garmin’s President and CEO, who will focus on Garmin’s long-term growth strategies, business and organizational development, and the company’s finance and legal functions.
Desbois joined Garmin as Vice President Executive Office in 2011. He was promoted to EVP of Operations in 2017 and has since been responsible for global oversight of operations, communications and consumer marketing, human resource management and information technology. Before Garmin, he was a senior director of engineering at Dell Computers, where he worked for ten years, including two years on an expatriate assignment in Taiwan.
Since joining Garmin in 2002 as a software engineer, Trenkle has contributed to the development of many product lines, particularly in Garmin’s outdoor segment. He has served in various leadership roles, including engineering management and providing leadership for some of Garmin’s most consequential acquisitions. In 2017, Trenkle was promoted to Vice President of Garmin’s outdoor segment.
