The Toro Company tapped Neal Lackritz as chief technology officer, a newly created role designed to accelerate technology innovation and commercialization across the organization. He joins the company on Nov. 2 to lead enterprise technology strategy, with a focus on autonomous equipment, alternative power and connected solutions. He will also oversee Toro’s global engineering organization and the Center for Technology, Research and Innovation.
Lackritz has more than 30 years of experience in leading technology development in automotive, robotics, outdoor equipment and consumer technology. Before joining Toro, he served as vice president of engineering at Whisker and previously held leadership positions at Ariens Corporation, Genesis Motion Solutions, Apple Inc. and Bose Corporation.
