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Experienced public company President & Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated track record of building and executing global strategies to drive sustained results in organizations ranging from Mid-Cap to Fortune 200 across the consumer packaged goods, commercial and industrial products and specialty materials segments. Proven track record of scaling businesses globally, leading complex organizations, developing talent, driving innovation, improving financial performance and leading operational excellence. Passionate about customer experience and shareholder value creation.

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.

Mr. Butchko currently serves as VP/GM Communications at Greenlee - Textron where he is responsible for the communications test products serving the telecom and CATV providers along with datacom installation crews. Prior to this role, he served as the VP/GM Networks and Test at IDEAL Industries, Inc.. Additionally, he served in multiple executive roles including GM of Lachat Instruments and Radiometer Analytical - a $33M business portfolio held by Hach (a Danaher Company; Fortune 500; NYSE: DHR). He also led the operational turn-around of a international metal injection molding company while serving as VP Operations at PCC-Advanced Forming Technologies (a Precision Castparts Company; Fortune 500; NYSE: PCP). In addition, as President, he led the integration and turnaround of the YDI Group acquired by AMS/Westco Scientific Instruments in December 2007. Mr. Butchko earned an Executive MBA from the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado. In addition, he has an MS Environmental Science and Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, and a BS Civil Engineering from the USAF Academy. www.linkedin.com/in/jbutchko/

Ron Kass is a Pres:Europe at KNOLL INC, Board Member at KNOLL INC, and Exec VP:Marketing at Hunter Douglas and is based in New York City, New York. He has worked as President/CEO at Robert Allen Group, President/COO at Hunter Douglas, and President:Knoll Europe at KNOLL INC. Ron studied at Harvard Business School between 1978 and 1980, Brown University in Providence in the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantat, and Brown University between 1974 and 1978.