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Mike Hoffman was elected president of The Toro Company in October, 2004; chief executive officer in March, 2005; and chairman of the board in March, 2006.
He joined Toro in 1977 and spent several years in sales, service, and marketing roles for the commercial and consumer businesses. In recent years, Hoffman held a number of top executive positions including general management of the commercial and consumer businesses. He also played an instrumental role in developing the strategic direction of the Company's landscape contractor and international businesses. He was appointed group vice president of Toro's consumer, landscape contractor and international businesses in 2002.
Hoffman earned a bachelor's degree in marketing management from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.
In addition to chairing The Toro Company's board of directors, he also serves on the boards of the Toro Foundation, Donaldson Company, Inc., the Greater Twin Cities United Way, the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, and the University of Minnesota-Carlson School of Management
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