---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-23-026417"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TTC"
cik: "0000737758"
company_name: "TORO CO"
filed_at: "2023-05-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T16:24:07.050392+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Jeffrey M. Ettinger resigns from Toro board to become Interim President of University of Minnesota

## Summary
- Jeffrey M. Ettinger resigned as director effective May 23, 2023, to accept role as Interim President of University of Minnesota.
- Resignation not due to any disagreement with Toro's operations, policies, or practices.
- Ettinger served on board for 13 years, contributed to governance and compensation matters.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-23-026417
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TTC
- cik: 0000737758
- company_name: TORO CO
- filed_at: 2023-05-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/737758/000114036123026417/0001140361-23-026417-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/737758/000114036123026417/brhc20053462_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-026417
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-026417.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-026417.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeffrey M. Ettinger resigned as director at TORO CO.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: director
  source text: On May 22, 2023, Jeffrey M. Ettinger, a director of The Toro Company (“TTC”), notified TTC of his resignation as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective as of May 23, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/737758/000114036123026417/0001140361-23-026417-index.htm

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