R. Adam Norwitt is the president and CEO of Amphenol, the Wallingford-based maker of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors, antennas, sensors and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable.
The company reported full-year sales of $15.2 billion in 2024, up 13% from the previous year. Norwitt has overseen an aggressive growth strategy in recent years, focused on acquisitions.
Amphenol serves a broad array of markets including the military, commercial aerospace, automotive, broadband communication, industrial, information technology and data communications equipment, mobile devices and wireless infrastructure.
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Norwitt, 55, has led the company since 2008, stepping up from his previous role as chief operating officer. A long-time Amphenol employee, he first joined the company in 1998, and lived and worked in Asia during the early part of his tenure with the company.
A resident of Ridgefield, he has served for several years on the board of AdvanceCT, a nonprofit corporation that fosters business formation, recruitment and growth in Connecticut, and became co-chair of the board in 2024.
Norwitt has a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School, an MBA from INSEAD, a business school in France, and a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University.