Blackline Safety appoints Jon Baldwin as CEO

Blackline Safety has appointed Jon Baldwin as its new Chief Executive Officer. Baldwin succeeds Cody Slater, who served as CEO for more than 15 years. Slater will transition into the roles of Board Chair and Chief Architect to continue influencing the company’s product and technology vision.

Baldwin brings over 20 years of leadership experience in connected technology, sensing, and hardware. His previous roles include leading Verra Mobility’s Government Solutions business and serving as President of Fortive’s Gems Sensors & Controls. He has also held senior positions at Tektronix, Texas Instruments, National Semiconductor, and Analog Devices.

Under Slater’s leadership, Blackline Safety grew from an emerging technology firm with C$2 million in annual revenue in fiscal 2011 to a global connected safety platform with over C$150 million in revenue for fiscal 2025. The company’s offerings now include gas detection, area monitoring, communications, cloud software, and data analytics.