KIMBERLY, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lance Crane, who has led Crane Engineering since 2007 and its parent company, Crane Group, since its formation in 2023, will transition from Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to Executive Chairman effective Jan. 1, 2027. Crane Group President Chris Brown will succeed him as CEO. Crane joined Crane Engineering in 2004 and became Owner, President and CEO in November 2007. He led a company transformation built on a renewed commitment to core values, people-first servan