Leadership

Cordell has been with Horton since 2015. Prior to his current role, he served Horton as COO. Prior to Horton, Cordell spent 24 years at the Valspar Corporation in a variety of functional and business leadership roles. These included Industrial Finance Manager, Industrial Sales Rep, Powder Coatings Business Manager, VP – Industrial Liquid Coatings, VP – Asia Industrial (Shanghai), VP – Global Coil, VP Global Procurement and VP – General Industrial, Americas. In 2010, he was elected Corporate Officer. Prior to Valspar, Cordell was with Cargill and also the U.S. Army Reserve.

Educational Background:

• BA Business – University of North Dakota
• MBA – University of North Dakota

Terry has been with Horton since 1993. She served in several management and administrative jobs during that time. She currently serves as Corporate Secretary and Manager of Horton Transportation for Horton, Holding, Inc. She also serves as a Member of the Horton Board of Directors and member of the HR Committee. Terry is also currently a member of the Roseville Rotary where she has served on the executive board and held several positions over the last 14 years. She also serves on the Jr. Achievement of the Upper Midwest Board of Directors and the Minnesota State Fair Foundation Board. She is a past member of the Foundation Board of Lake Area Technical Institute, Watertown, SD, and also a past member of the Board of Management for YMCA.

Educational Background:

• BA History & Elementary Education – Hamline University

Sarah Aesoph joined Horton as CFO in March of 2018.  Most recently Sarah served as Vice President of Finance with United Subcontractors, Inc.  She started her career with KPMG and has held positions in financial and accounting roles at both GN Resound and Genmar Holdings.

Educational Background:

• BS Business Administration/Accounting - University of South Dakota
• CPA (inactive) - State of Minnesota

Dave has been with Horton since 1990. He has held the positions of Design Engineer, Lead Design Engineer, Sr. Project Engineer, Design Engineering Supervisor, Design Engineering Manager and Vice President, Advanced Development. Prior to Horton, Dave was with DANA Corporation as a Design Engineer from 1986 - 1990.

Educational Background:

• BS Mechanical Engineering – University of Minnesota
• MBA – University of St. Thomas

Dirk joined Horton in 2017 as Vice President of Sales of North America Off-Highway. Between 2012 and 2017, Dirk served as Sales and Marketing Leader for Rexnord’s Industrial Chain and Conveying and Industrial Service units. Between 1992 and 2012, he held various sales positions with Fenner Drives, Ritus/VanSeal, Adaptive Micro Systems, SKF and Federal Mogul. Prior to 1992, Dirk served several years in the U.S. Army.

Educational Background:

• BS Engineering – United States Military Academy at West Point

Jackson joined Horton in 2019 as the Sales Director of North American Aftermarket.  In 2021, he moved to Europe as the Sales Director for EU Truck to lead Horton’s growth in the region.  Prior to Horton, he held various roles at Valspar & Sherwin Williams in Corporate Procurement and Industrial Sales. 

Educational Background:

• B.A. Accounting and Finance – Augsburg University

Tony joined Horton as VP, Operations in September of 2016. Prior to Horton, Tony served in multiple operations management positions for Eaton since 2003, including Plant Manager assignments in Iowa, Kansas, and China.  He also served as an engineer in Cummins' fuel and after treatment systems and controls areas, from 1997 to 2001

Educational Background:

• BS Electrical Engineering – Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• MBA – Purdue University

Gregg joined Horton as VP, Human Resources in April of 2016. Prior to Horton, Gregg was Director of Human Resources at Heraeus between 2011 and 2016. He held several leadership positions in HR with Medtronic prior to 2011.

Education background:

• MA Industrial Relations – University of Minnesota
• BA Psychology – St. Olaf College

Erik has been with Horton since 2000. He has held the positions of Design Engineer, Project Engineer, OEM Account Manager, Product Engineering Manager, and Vice President, Engineering. Prior to Horton, Erik was with Stewart and Stevenson Services, Inc. as a Design Engineer from 1998 - 2000.

Educational Background:

• BS Mechanical Engineering – University of Minnesota
• MBA - University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management

Dave has worked with Horton since 2004. Before becoming the VP of Engineering, Dave was an Application Engineer, Sr. Design Engineer, Product Development Engineering Manager, and Engineering Director - Product Development.

Educational Background:

• BS Mechanical Engineering - University of Minnesota

Thomas has been with Horton since 2002. He held the positions of Controller, Director of Finance & IT and General Manager Europe. Prior to Horton Thomas held various positions including sales, finance and general management.

Educational Background:

• Diploma in Industrial Engineering and Management – University of Applied Sciences, Schweinfurt, Germany