ALEXANDRIA, Va. – During the recent Outdoor Power Equipment Institute board meeting, the Board of Directors appointed MTD CEO Rob Moll as a director and named Tom Duncan, President and CEO of Positec, to the executive committee as secretary/treasurer.
“As the outdoor power equipment industry continues to evolve, so does OPEI," said OPEI President and CEO Kris Kiser. "Thanks to an engaged Board of Directors, our association remains well-positioned to represent our members’ interests and respond to the challenges and opportunities facing the industry in the coming years.”
OPEI’s 2019-2020 officers and members of its Board of Directors are:
OPEI Chair: Bjoern Fischer, President, STIHL, Inc.
OPEI Vice Chair: Rick Olson, Chairman, President and CEO, The Toro Company
OPEI Secretary/Treasurer: Tom Duncan, President and CEO, Positec USA
Immediate Past Chair: Dan Ariens, Chairman and CEO, Ariens Company
The other members of the OPEI Board of Directors are:
- Earl Bennett, President, Husqvarna North America, Husqvarna Professional Products
- Edward B. Cohen, Vice President, Government & Industry Relations, American Honda Motor Company
- Tim Dorsey, President, Echo Incorporated
- Peter Hampton, President and CEO, Active Exhaust Corporation
- Tim Merrett, Vice President, Global Platform Turf & Utility, Deere and Company
- Lee Sowell, President, Outdoor Products, Techtronic Industries Power Equipment
- Todd Teske, Chairman, President and CEO, Briggs and Stratton Corporation
- Mark Wagner, President and CEO, Club Car
- Joe Wright, President and CEO, Excel Industries