New President for CGC and SPI

Yard & Garden, Jan 2008

Commercial Grounds Care Inc., manufacturer of BOB-CAT, Bunton, Ryan and Steiner brand power equipment, and Schiller-Pfeiffer Inc., manufacturer of Classen, Little Wonder and Mantis brand power equipment, announced Pat Cappucci as new president of the affiliated companies.

Cappucci brings a diversified background and experience to the affiliated companies with service in a variety of functional areas ranging from ground level to senior management including, research and development, manufacturing, customer service, sales and marketing, and general management. He also brings over 10 years of outdoor power equipment experience to CGC and SPI, not to mention more than 25 years of driving growth for leading companies like Becton Dickinson, 3M, Toro and most recently Select Comfort.

An engineer by training, Cappucci holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Marquette University and an MBA with honors from The Carlson School at the University of Minnesota. Cappuccio goals are to help build upon the equity developed to date in the SPI and CGC businesses, and drive new innovation and growth in the enterprise.

"We've got a great team in place with well-recognized brands and products that have remained the industry leaders in their markets for decades," Cappucci said. "This strong foundation is what we will build our future upon."