Toro CEO and leadership

Q: Who is the CEO of Toro?

The CEO of Toro is Richard M. Olson.

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Toro CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Richard M. Olson is the Toro's CEO. Toro has 10,300 employees, of which 30 are in a leadership position.

Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:

The Toro executive team is 40% female and 60% male.
75% of the management team is White.
8% of Toro management is Hispanic or Latino.
12% of the management team is Black or African American.

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Name & TitleBio

Richard M. Olson

CEO / President

Rick Olson was elected president and chief operating officer in September 2015 and to the board of directors of The Toro Company in January 2016. Previously he was elected group vice president, international business, micro irrigation business and distributor development in June 2014, and was named vice president, international business in March 2013. Olson joined Toro in 1986 as a manufacturing process engineer. He has held various positions in operations and engineering at five Toro locations—including manager of advanced manufacturing, commercial engineering program manager, director of Shakopee plant operations, and managing director of northern manufacturing operations. In 2010 he was named general manager of Exmark, and was appointed vice president, Exmark in 2012. Olson earned a Bachelor of Science in industrial technology from Iowa State University and an MBA from the University of Minnesota – Carlson School of Management. He is a member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and serves on the board of The Toro Foundation.

Amy E. Dahl

Vice President

Gary Lee Ellis

Board Member

Janet Katherine Cooper

Board Member

Joyce A. Mullen

Board Member

Katherine J. Harless

Board Member

Renee J. Peterson

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

David Christian Koch

Board Member

James Calvin O'Rourke

Board Member

Jeffrey L. Harmening

Board Member

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Name & TitleBio

Richard M. Olson

CEO / President

Gary Lee Ellis

Board Member

Janet Katherine Cooper

Board Member

Joyce A. Mullen

Board Member

Katherine J. Harless

Board Member

David Christian Koch

Board Member

James Calvin O'Rourke

Board Member

Jeffrey L. Harmening

Board Member

Jeffrey M. Ettinger

Board Member

Michael G. Vale

Board Member

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Updated November 18, 2022

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