Todd J. Teske, Class II Independent Chair at Lennox International Inc.. Biography, career history and compensation sourced from SEC proxy filings.
About
Todd J. Teske has served as a director of Lennox International since 2011 and serves as Independent Chair of the Board. He chairs the Executive Committee and serves on the Audit Committee, where he is designated a Financial Expert.
He is the former Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Briggs & Stratton Corporation, a manufacturer of gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment. He brings extensive executive leadership, corporate governance, and industry experience as a former manufacturing-company CEO, and as a former corporate controller he contributes knowledge in finance and accounting.
He holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and a Masters of Management from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, and is a licensed CPA (inactive).
Roles
Lennox International Inc.
Class II Independent Chair · Current role
2011–present
Lennox International Inc.
Lead Independent Director
2015 – 2022
Lennox International Inc.
Interim CEO
March 2022 – May 2022
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer · Briggs & Stratton filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 2020 and was acquired and exited bankruptcy in September 2020.
2010 – 2020
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
President and Chief Operating Officer
2008 – 2009
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
2005 – 2008
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
Senior-level positions including President of its power products business, head of corporate development, and Controller