Michael Speetzen joined Polaris in August 2015 as executive vice president, Finance and Chief Financial Officer.Prior to joining Polaris, Speetzen was senior vice president and CFO of Xylem, Inc. since 2011, when the Company was formed from the spinoff of the water businesses of ITT Corporation. He joined ITT in 2009. Speetzen was responsible for the financial planning, accounting, controls, treasury, M&A activity, investor relations and strategy of Xylem Inc. Prior to joining ITT, he served as executive vice president and CFO for the StandardAero Company owned by the private equity firm Dubai Aerospace Enterprise. Previously, he held positions of increasing responsibility in the finance functions at Honeywell and General Electric.
Speetzen currently serves on the Board of Directors of Pentair. Speetzen earned his Master of Business Administration from Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University and his bachelor’s degree in management from Purdue.
The Rotary Club of Edina seeks nominees for the 17th-annual “Chrysanne Manoles Women In Leadership Award.”
Six Edina Noon Rotarians will be traveling to Evanston, Illinois, April 5 to 7, to participate in Dr. Sita and Kalpana Dash's induction ceremony into Rotary International's Arch Klumph Society. The honor goes to donors who reach cumulative outright contributions of $250,000 or more to The Rotary Foundation. The weekend itinerary includes tours of Rotary International headquarters, RI educational work sessions, three topic related ceremonies and time for international fellowship. Safe travels!