Michael J. Hoffman, manufacturing executive.
Education
Bachelor in Marketing Management, University St. Thomas, St. Paul. Master of Business Administration, University Minnesota.
Career
Sales, service, marketing positions Toro Company, Minneapolis, 1977—1989, various management positions, 1989—1997, vice president, general manager, commercial business, 1997—2000, vice president, general manager consumer business, 2000—2001, group vice president, consumer and landscape contractor business, 2001—2002, group vice president, consumer, landscape contractor, international businesses, 2002—2004, chief operating officer, 2004—2005, president, since 2004, Chief Executive Officer, since 2005, chairman board, since 2006. Board directors Donaldson Company, Inc., since 2005.