Bio

Jon Howland
Director of Marketing, Tools & Storage C&I Division
Stanley Black & Decker

Jon Howland is a Director of Marketing for Stanley Black & Decker’s Commercial & Industrial Division championing the organization’s end users and partnerships with the largest trade associations and contractors throughout North America. As a Director, Jon drives mutually beneficial multimillion-dollar programs to empower craft professionals through the company’s total tools and technology solutions.

An innovative and highly effective strategist with a track record of delivering on aggressive growth targets, Jon’s success stems from an unwavering commitment to collaborative enterprise solutions focusing on customer safety and productivity. Jon is the primary architect of the company’s go-to-market approach anchored by iconic brands DEWALT, LENOX, STANLEY, and PROTO Industrial Tools.

Throughout his tenure of nearly three decades, Jon has served several verticals within the organization including product, channel, Hispanic, brand and events marketing bolstering his reputation as a trusted advisor. Jon was a recipient of Stanley Black & Decker’s 2022 “MAKE THE WORLD” award, bestowed to less than 1% of the company’s employees and in 2023, Jon was recognized as the ToolBank USA’s “ToolBanker for Life” achievement award which recognized his six years of service and leadership on its national board.

A veteran of the U.S. Navy, having deployed aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, CVN-69, Jon is a selfless servant, giving-back when and where he can. Not only does Jon serve as an advisor to the Stanley Black & Decker Veterans Network Employee Resource Group’s Board he also supports various Veteran-focused initiatives throughout the industry. Bolstering his and DEWALT’s commitment to bring more veterans, women, and people from underserved communities into the Trades, he is a leader of the DEWALT “GROW THE TRADES” initiative. Jon was recently named to the national board of the ACE Mentor Program that aims to cultivate the next generation of Architects, Construction Managers, and Engineers.

Jon and his wife reside in Towson, MD with their children.