Carlisle Companies Elects Christian Koch As President & COO - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Carlisle Companies Inc.'s (CSL) board has elected Christian Koch to the role of President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. He would report to David Roberts, who would continue to lead Carlisle as Chairman and Chief Executive.

Koch, who has been with the company since 2008, most recently served as Group President of the Diversified Products Group where he headed up 2 of Carlisle's 4 business segments, Carlisle Brake & Friction and Carlisle FoodService Products, and prior to its sale, Carlisle Transportation Products. He would be responsible for all 4 of Carlisle's business segments, as part of this new role. The Segment Presidents, the Vice President of the Carlisle Operating System and the Vice President of Procurement would report directly to him.

Before joining Carlisle, Koch was the Vice President and General Manager of Asia Pacific Operations at Graco Inc. (GGG), after holding Vice Presidential, Marketing and General Management positions at the company. He serves as Lead Director of the Arctic Cat Inc. (ACAT) Board of Directors.