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8 October 2016 Landscape and Irrigation www.landscapeirrigation.com INDUSTRY NEWS HOT NEWS CitiesAlive: 14th Annual Green Roof & Wall Conference Join green roof and wall industry leaders this November in North America's foremost city for green roof policy and implementation — Washington, D.C. — for the 14th Annual CitiesAlive Conference (Nov. 1-4, 2016). This year's conference will highlight advancements in living architecture design, research and policy, with a focus on stormwater management. Explore the science behind green roof and wall performance, and learn how these technologies are enabling designers to meet municipal stormwater management requirements. Discover new products and services at the CitiesAlive trade show, tour some of D.C.'s best green infrastructure projects, and enhance your professional practice with continuing education and networking events. All CitiesAlive events are taking place at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), unless otherwise noted in the conference agenda. For the first time, CitiesAlive will kick-off with a Stormwater Technical Workshop, a full-day expert-led workshop covering the functions of different green roof layers in managing stormwater, existing standards, a review of current regulations, cost-benefit information and more. A small sample of CitiesAlive speakers: ■ Keynote: George Hawkins, Esq, CEO & GM, DC Water ■ Keynote: Sabine O'Hara, Dean & Director, Landgrant Programs, University of the District of Columbia ■ Barbara Deutsch, FASLA, Executive Director, Landscape Architecture Foundation ■ Jason Long, Partner, OMA ■ Hallie Boyce, RLA, ASLA, Partner, OLIN ■ Kevin Kampschroer, Chief Sustainability Officer, U.S. General Services Administration ■ Charlie Miller, P.E., Founder & President, Roofmeadow ■ Dr. Bill Retzlaff, Associate Dean/Professor, SIUe ■ Dr. Brad Rowe, Professor, Michigan State University ■ Randy Sharp, GRP, FCSLA, ASLA, LEED AP GRHC is an approved education provider for LA CES, AIA CES, ASCE, BOMI, NLAP, APLD, CCA, and RCI. Attendees can earn up to 17 CEUs at CitiesAlive. Register at www.citiesalive.org. The Toro Company elects Richard M. Olson chief executive officer The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) announced that its board of directors elected Richard M. Olson to the position of president and chief executive officer, effective November 1, 2016. Olson, a 30-year veteran of the company, has served as Toro's president and chief operating officer since September 2015 and was elected to the company's board of directors in January of this year. Toro's current chairman and chief executive officer, Michael J. Hoffman, will continue to serve as chairman of the board. Olson joined Toro in 1986 as a manufacturing process engineer. He has held various positions in operations and engineering including manager of advanced manufacturing, commercial engineering program manager, director of Shakopee plant operations, and managing director of northern manufacturing operations. In 2010, he was named general manager of Exmark and was appointed vice president, Exmark in 2012. The following year Olson was named vice president, international business before being elected group vice president, international business, micro- irrigation business and distributor development in June 2014. Reflecting on the coming changes, Hoffman stated, "Serving our employees and customers as Toro's chief executive officer has been the greatest privilege of my career. Our employees' and channel partners' passion for the business and relentless commitment to our company and brands have enabled us to accomplish much together. Looking forward, I am pleased and confident in passing the responsibilities of chief executive on to such a strong and tested leader as Rick Olson. His extensive experience, intelligence and commitment to our company's core values make him an ideal candidate for his new role." Hoffman joined Toro in 1977 and served the company in various service, sales and marketing roles before holding a series of key executive positions across the company's commercial and residential businesses. He was elected president in October 2004, chief executive officer in March 2005 and chairman of the board in March 2006. Hoffman has served on the board of directors of Donaldson Company, Inc., since 2005. Hoffman also currently serves on the board of overseers of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. "I am honored to have the opportunity to continue the storied legacy of our great company that Mike and leaders before him like Ken Melrose and David Lilly helped build through the decades, making Toro all that it is today," said Olson. "Like my predecessors, I will rely on the dedication and hard work of the entire Toro family. I look forward to working closely with our talented employees and channel partners to keep our company growing by delivering superior innovation and superior customer care." Olson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial technology from Iowa State University and an MBA from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. He serves on the boards of The Toro Foundation and the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute.