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Alumnus Eugene Wu Named VP of Donaldson Company’s Asian Pacific Operations
December 21, 2011
Eugene Wu, a graduate of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology,
has been named vice president of the Donaldson Company's Asia
Pacific business operations. He will have an office in Asia
and will be a member of the company's senior leadership team.
Most recently, Wu was chief advisor to the chairman of the board
with Wanhua Industrial Group. He previously was global vice
president and president of Asia Pacific for Greif, Inc. Wu
also served as global vice president of operations at Elemica and
was co-founder of Thinkagent Technologies. Earlier in his
career, he also had roles as global business director of Cabot
Corporation and business development manager for Dow Chemical.
"We are committed to our vision of becoming the world's leader
in filtration solutions and are extremely excited about the
opportunities we see to leverage our core strengths across Asia
Pacific," said Bill Cook, Donaldson's Chairman, President and
CEO. "With his operations background and extensive
international experience, Eugene is an excellent addition to our
global management team and will lead our Asia Pacific team in
accomplishing the next targets in our company's strategic growth
plan."
Wu earned a bachelor's degree from Zhejiang University, a
master's degree in electrical and computer engineering from
Rose-Hulman and an MBA from Purdue University's Krannert Graduate
School of Management.
Donaldson (www.donaldson.com) is a
leading worldwide provider of filtration systems that improve
people's lives, enhance customers' equipment performance and
protect the environment. It is a technology-driven company
committed to satisfying customers' needs for filtration solutions
through innovative research and development, application expertise
and global presence. The company has 12,900 employees
supporting customers at more than 100 sales, manufacturing and
distribution locations around the world.