Milwaukee, Wis. – Briggs & Stratton named Ann Roche vice president, commercial engines.
“Ann joined Briggs & Stratton in 1994 as a business development manager in charge of new ventures, our new business development program,” explains Doug Page, director commercial marketing. “Ann understands what it means to be a service-oriented power solutions company. Briggs & Stratton is fortunate to have the benefit of Ann’s outstanding passion for our people, our culture and our customers, as well as her engineering acumen and leadership qualities.”
Previous to Briggs & Stratton, Roche worked at W.H. Brady Co. and Johnson Controls Battery Group, focusing primarily on marketing, new product development and project management. She has a bachelor of science in chemistry and business from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and a masters of business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.