Donaldson Company, Inc. announced the appointment of Rick Olson and Jacinth Smiley to its board of directors, effective January 27, 2022. The Company also announced that John Wiehoff and Mike Hoffman will not stand for re-election when their terms end in November at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders after 18 and 16 years of service, respectively. Rick Olson, 57, is chairman, president and chief executive officer of The Toro Company.

Olson was elected chairman of Toro's board in November 2017, and as president and chief executive officer in November 2016. He joined Toro in 1986 and held various leadership positions prior to his election as chief executive officer. He will also serve on the Corporate Governance Committee and Human Resources Committee of the Donaldson Board.

Jacinth Smiley, 53, is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Hormel Foods. Previously, she was vice president and chief accounting officer at LyondellBasell. Prior to joining LyondellBasell, Smiley spent twenty years with General Electric (GE) in various finance roles across multiple industries, most recently as chief financial officer North America for GE Oil and Gas.