MINNEAPOLIS – Donaldson Co. Inc. announced today that Tod Carpenter, 55, currently the company’s chief operating officer (COO), has been named president and chief executive officer (CEO), effective April 1.
As part of the CEO succession process developed by the Donaldson Board of Directors, current Chairman, President and CEO Bill Cook will remain chairman of the board. Cook, 61, has been chairman, president and CEO of the company since 2005.
Carpenter was named COO last February. Since joining the company in 1996, he has held various operations, sales and managerial roles in the U.S. and Europe, serving as a general manager; vice president, global industrial filtration solutions; vice president, Europe; and senior vice president, engine products. Prior to joining Donaldson, he worked at York & Associates and the Hughes Aircraft Co. Carpenter holds a bachelor’s degree in manufacturing technology from Indiana State University, an MBA from Long Beach State University and completed the Minnesota Executive Program at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.