Donaldson names Briseno as VP – Latin America

Briseño, 46, joined Donaldson in 2003 as an Industrial Air Filtration District Manager. Over the next several years, he made significant contributions in increasingly larger roles as the Company's Industrial Filtrations Solutions Business Manager and as the Industrial Sales Director for Latin America. Briseño was promoted into his current position in 2011.

Prior to joining Donaldson, Briseño held a variety of operational management roles for Vellum S.A. De C.V. Briseño holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico and will be completing his MBA at the Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey this December.

"Guillermo has a proven track record of success in driving growth and in delivering operational excellence," said Tod Carpenter, Donaldson's Chief Operating Officer.

"Under his leadership, we expanded our Latin American distribution facility and built a second manufacturing plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico. He also established our new distribution facilities in Chile and Peru. These strategic moves have led to our 60 percent growth in Latin America over the past three years and provide a solid foundation for our continued growth in the region. We are excited to welcome Guillermo to our Officer group and look forward to further leveraging his international experience."

Donaldson is a leading worldwide provider of filtration systems that improve people's lives, enhance our Customers' equipment performance, and protect our environment. We are a technology-driven Company committed to satisfying our Customers' needs for filtration solutions through innovative research and development, application expertise, and global presence. Our approximately 12,300 employees contribute to the Company's success by supporting our Customers at our more than 140 sales, manufacturing, and distribution locations around the world.

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