Culligan Corporate Update
Scott Clawson, CEO
Larry Holzman, SVP, NA Franchise
John Gallo, VP Sales, NA Franchise
Scott, Larry and John will update the convention audience on 2014 plans, programs, and initiatives for growth, the new Marketplace partnership with CDANA, and the Q2 HE promotion
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Scott Clawson serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Culligan International. The global leader in clean water treatment, Culligan provides solutions, equipment and service to residential, commercial and industrial customers in more than 90 countries. The 75-year-old brand is widely recognized as synonymous with water quality and expertise.
Previously, Clawson was Senior Vice President at AGCO, a Fortune 500 manufacturer of agricultural equipment, where he served as President of GSI, a business acquired by AGCO in 2011 from Centerbridge Partners. Clawson joined GSI Group, a $700+ million global manufacturer of agricultural systems for grain and protein production, in 2007. Under his leadership, GSI grew over 50% and doubled earnings. He headed initiatives to build strong equity in the GSI brands, to support and grow the dealer network, and to expand internationally while improving margins and integrating lean operational processes. In 2011, as GSI's President and Chief Executive Officer, Clawson led the successful effort to sell GSI to AGCO, generating a 3.8X return on investment to Centerbridge and establishing a great long-term home for GSI.
Previously, Clawson served as chief executive officer of Ryko Enterprises, the largest vehicle wash system manufacturer in North America and second largest worldwide. Between 1998 and 2003, Clawson held various roles at Danaher Corporation, a diversified manufacturing and technology company. He identified and closed Danaher's largest acquisition to date and then served as president of Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a $1 billion global leader in petroleum equipment and services. From 1993 to 1998, Clawson worked in various management positions for ALCOA in the United States and Europe.
Clawson is a magna cum laude graduate of Brigham Young University and earned a master's of business administration degree from Harvard Business School.
Larry Holzman, Senior VP of NA Franchise
Larry Holzman has been with Culligan for 26 years. He has held various positions including Director of Marketing, General Manager of Household, VP of Sales, and Senior VP of Franchise. Today he is responsible for the North American dealer network.
Prior to joining Culligan he held a variety of marketing positions with General Electric's Major Appliance Business Group, and with Tenneco Automotive where he was responsible for the Monroe Shock Absorber business. He holds a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA in Marketing from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
John Gallo VP, Sales
John brings extensive experience in leading sales for both household and commercial and industrial based businesses. Most recently John worked for Ryko Manufacturing and Danaher Corporation. At Ryko he led National Accounts and North American sales for over $50MM of revenue. At Danaher, John was responsible for 22 national and international accounts. John and his family live in the Charleston SC area.
John has an undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and an MBA from Queens College