Biography

Sean Valashinas joined the company in 2025 and brings more than 30 years of progressive finance leadership experience across global, diversified manufacturing organizations. Throughout his career, Sean has led complex financial operations, driven organizational transformation, and delivered sustainable efficiencies in both public and private equity-owned environments. Prior to joining Albany International, Sean served as Vice President of Accounting, Treasury, and Tax at Resonetics, where he enhanced financial rigor and scalability to support enterprise growth. Previously, he spent 17 years at Standex International Corporation, where he held roles of Chief Accounting Officer, Assistant Treasurer, and Vice President of Finance for the Standex Engineering Technologies Group, a leader in metal forming solutions for the aerospace and defense industries. In these roles, Sean partnered closely with operations teams to support complex manufacturing programs, managed SEC reporting, streamlined financial processes, and played a key role in 18 acquisitions. Sean began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers and later held leadership positions at The Hershey Company. Sean is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Scranton and an MBA from Boston University. Age 54.