Climate control industry veteran succeeds Harold Karp
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Tecumseh Products Co. announced that Harold Karp has stepped down as president and CEO of the compressor manufacturer. He is succeeded by Doug Murdock, who most recently served as president of the Climate Products Group at Mueller Industries Inc. and brings decades of domestic and international manufacturing experience in the climate control industry to the position.
Tim Fazio, co-founder and managing partner of Atlas Holdings LLC, which owns Tecumseh in partnership with Mueller Industries, said, “We are extremely fortunate that Doug Murdock has agreed to serve as Tecumseh’s next president and CEO. Doug has all the attributes we need at this critical time. He is a proven strategic leader, and brings a wealth of experience leading manufacturing and engineering organizations in the refrigeration and climate control industries.”