MINNEAPOLIS--Donaldson
Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI), announced today that it has appointed Eugene
Wu as Vice President for its Asia Pacific business. Wu, 43, will assume
the leadership of Donaldson's Asia Pacific business from David Timm,
who is retiring in January as previously announced.
As a member of
Donaldson's senior leadership team, Wu will lead Donaldson’s Asia
Pacific group. Wu will report to Bill Cook, Donaldson’s Chairman,
President and CEO. Wu will office in Asia and will have the regional
title of President, Asia Pacific.
"I am very pleased to
announce the addition of Eugene as Vice President of our Asia Pacific
region," said Cook. "We are committed to our vision of becoming the
world's leader in filtration solutions and are extremely excited about
the opportunities we see to leverage our core strengths across Asia
Pacific. With his operations background and extensive international
experience, Eugene is an excellent addition to our global management
team and will lead our Asia Pacific team in accomplishing the next
targets in our Company’s Strategic Growth Plan."
Most recently, Wu was
Chief Advisor to the Chairman of the Board with Wanhua Industrial Group.
Prior to that, Wu previously was Global Vice President and President of
Asia Pacific for Greif, Inc. Wu also served as Global Vice President of
Operations at Elemica and was co-founder of Thinkagent Technologies.
Earlier in his career, he also held roles as Global Business Director of
Cabot Corporation and Business Development Manager for Dow Chemical.
Wu earned a bachelor's
degree from Zhejiang University, a Master’s degree in Electrical and
Computer Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and an
MBA from The Krannert Graduate School of Management-Purdue.
About Donaldson Company, Inc.
Donaldson
is a leading worldwide provider of filtration systems that improve
people’s lives, enhance our Customers’ equipment performance, and
protect our environment. We are a technology-driven Company committed to
satisfying our Customers’ needs for filtration solutions through
innovative research and development, application expertise, and global
presence. Our 12,900 employees contribute to the Company’s success by
supporting our Customers at our more than 100 sales, manufacturing, and
distribution locations around the world.
Donaldson is a member of
the S&P MidCap 400 and Russell 1000 indices, and our shares trade
on the NYSE under the symbol DCI. Additional information is available at
www.donaldson.com.
Contacts
Donaldson Company, Inc.
Rich Sheffer, 952-887-3753
Dec 20, 2011