Darren Redetzke was appointed vice president, strategic technologies in November 2020. He previously served as vice president, international, from March 2015 through October 2020, a role he previously held from December 2008 to July 2010. He served as vice president, commercial business, from July 2010 to March 2015.

Redetzke joined The Toro Company in 1988 as a senior design engineer for consumer power products. He served in multiple roles within the international group, including sales and marketing manager, consumer products; senior marketing manager, irrigation products; director, marketing commercial and irrigation products; and director, marketing, golf commercial products in the United States. In 2006, he was promoted to managing director of Toro’s growing international business.

Redetzke received his Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota - Institute of Technology. He also holds an MBA from the University of Saint Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota.