Rachid Bendali is Vice President and President – Engineered Materials Group for Parker Hannifin Corporation in Cleveland, OH. He is responsible for all fiscal and strategic aspects of the group's global operations.

Mr. Bendali joined the Company as part of the LORD Corporation acquisition in 2019, when he was named General Manager of the Noise, Vibration and Harshness Division. In September 2021, he was named Vice President of Operations for the Engineered Materials Group with responsibility for multiple divisions. Prior to joining Parker, in 2015 he became leader of LORD's global Aerospace and Defense commercial function based in Cary, North Carolina and was later named Vice President with responsibility for Aerospace and Defense sales, marketing and programs.

Mr. Bendali holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in polymer engineering from the University of Akron. He also has a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of North Carolina. He is a Six-Sigma green belt. He also currently serves as a board member for Children’s Flight of Hope, a non-profit organization that provides air transportation for children and their families so that they can more easily access specialized medical care anywhere in the United States.