Lindsay Corp. 宣布任命 Timothy Hassinger 为总裁兼首席执行官和董事会成员，自 2017 年 10 月 16 日起生效。Hassinger 将接替总裁兼首席执行官 Rick Parod，后者此前宣布在任职 17 年后将于今年晚些时候退休对公司的服务。
“The board unanimously agrees that Tim is the right choice to lead this great company into the future,” said Michael C. Nahl, Lindsay’s Chairman of the Board. “He brings global business experience with an exceptional track record of business leadership and creating profitable growth. This, combined with his people and customer focused operating style, has fueled his ability to exceed customer expectations and consistently deliver strong financial results.”
哈辛格现年 55 岁，目前担任陶氏益农公司总裁兼首席执行官，该公司总部位于印第安纳州印第安纳波利斯。 Dow AgroSciences 是 The Dow Chemical Co. 的子公司，是种子和作物保护化学品的领导者，在 120 个国家和地区拥有 8,000 名员工，销售额超过 $60 亿美元。
“I look forward to working with the board and management team at Lindsay to build on the strong Lindsay brand and innovative products to provide new solutions to customers around the world,” said Hassinger.
A 33-year veteran of Dow AgroSciences, Hassinger has held a series of senior leadership positions throughout his career across a variety of the company’s domestic and international business units. Prior to becoming President and CEO of Dow AgroSciences in 2014, he served as the company’s Global Commercial Leader and Vice President for the Crop Protection Global Business Unit. Previously he served as Vice President for the Dow AgroSciences business in the Europe, Latin America, and Pacific regions. In 2005 he moved to Shanghai, China where he served as Regional Commercial Unit Leader for Greater China. From 1984 to 2005 he proceeded to hold a variety of commercial and supply chain positions of increasing responsibility.
Hassinger 在伊利诺伊大学获得农业经济学理学学士学位，并在伊利诺伊州中部的一个家庭农场长大。他还活跃于许多行业协会以及公民和慈善事业。
Nahl concluded, “On behalf of our shareholders, board and executive team, I want to thank Rick Parod for his many contributions over the past 17 years. Under his leadership, Lindsay has grown from a single plant generating approximately $100 million in revenues to an international leader in irrigation solutions, water management and infrastructure products with revenues of over $500 million. During his tenure he and his talented management team have invested in organic growth opportunities, completed a number of accretive and synergistic acquisitions and created over $1 billion in shareholder value as measured by share price appreciation, share buybacks and dividends. His contributions leave the company well positioned for continued future success.”