Presently, Christian E. Rothe holds the position of President-Worldwide Applied Fluid Technologies at Graco, Inc. Mr. Rothe previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Gema USA, Inc., Treasurer & Vice President of Gardner Denver, Inc. and Manager-Business Development at Ridley, Inc. Mr. Rothe received an undergraduate degree from St. Cloud State University and an MBA from The Curtis L. Carlson School of Management.