Chris Davey, Senior Product Marketing Manager at The Toro Company, Irrigation Division

Chris Davey, Senior Product Marketing Manager at The Toro Company, Irrigation Division

About

Chris Davey

The Toro Company

 

Chris is an irrigation industry veteran with over 40-years of service and experience. Starting-out working at the ‘business-end’ of a shovel in the mid-nineteen seventies, he worked for a Southern California landscaping company while attending Cal Poly Pomona.  After graduating, Chris was recruited by Rain Bird, Glendora, CA, where he enjoyed over 16 years of service in product management and marketing positions in their residential and commercial irrigation division.  After earning an MBA degree from the prestigious Drucker Business School at Claremont Graduate University, Chris transitioned to AG irrigation working for Agricultural Products, Inc. (API) where he stayed for 9 years eventually moving up the ranks to serve as API’s President.  

 

 

When API was acquired by Jain Irrigation (USA) Chris transitioned once again, this time to consulting work where he helped the then start-up Irrigator Technical Training School develop their curriculum and collateral material.  Chris also consulted for Walla Walla Sprinkler (Nelson Irrigation) working closely with distribution and contractors introducing and developing the market for the MP Rotator multi-stream, multi-trajectory nozzle.  At the same time, and with his business partner, Chris also opened three “Business Assistance” storefronts providing local companies with services including training materials, brochure development, public relations, printing, fulfillment, and other marketing support.

 

In the mid-2000’s, Chris accepted a position in the Plumbing industry as VP, Sales & Marketing for Arrowhead Brass Products (ABP) which also owned Champion Irrigation Products.  A successful 9-year stint in ‘Plumbing’, however, lead Chris back to his roots in ‘Irrigation’ where he now manages the hydraulic (think water goes through it) irrigation product line for The Toro Company. 

 

Chris is highly educated and motivated in furthering the technology and utilization of water smart products. He is extremely creative in helping to develop new hydraulic irrigation components that deliver ‘state of the future’ products. Chris also has an exceptional customer interface, always explaining what items are required and how they all work in an efficient system.

 

 

Chris is the co-Host of the award-winning NBC News Radio show,  the Water Zone , which has won 17 prestigious awards from the US Congress, US Senate, EPA, the Irrigation Association and numerous state and local legislators. Over the years, he has been an active participant in various IA committees and water agencies. He continues to contribute to many training sessions for multiple water agencies, as well as state and federal regulatory committees across the country.

Industry experience

Education: M.B.A

Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor

Years of experience: 20 years or above

Work experience

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