Honeywell Appoints Former Coleto Brands CEO to Executive Role

Sean Veit has been named chief commercial officer of Industrial Automation and vice president of the semiconductor division for North Carolina-based Honeywell Technologies.

Veit announced his new role at global automation company Honeywell Technologies on November 11. According to Hiro News and its resource Crustdata, Charlotte, N.C.-based Honeywell employs 125,887 people, including 49,310 in the U.S., 23,207 in India and 6,493 in Mexico.

Veit held the CEO position at Coleto Brands from its start, when private equity firm Kingswood Capital acquired Progress from Hubbell and Kichler from Masco in 2024 and created the new lighting brand. At that time, Veit was vice president/general manager of Hubbell. Prior to that, he spent nearly 17 years at GE Lighting in a variety of leadership roles.    

When Veit left Coleto in March, he stated on LinkedIn that he was taking a pause to “invest in my family, my health, take some trips, and really explore how I want to spend the back half of my career.”

In 2025, Honeywell acquired both Sundyne – a supplier of low flow high head pumps and compressors – and Li-ion Tamer, a maker of early-detection gas and off-gas systems designed to catch lithium-ion battery failures before they reach thermal runaway.

According to Hiro News, in his new role Veit will lead the commercial strategy for industrial automation, bringing experience that spans sales, product management and general management.