Executive officer

Christopher D. Knutson

Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer·Graco Inc.

About

Christopher D. Knutson became Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Graco in January 2025. From May 2023 to December 2024 he served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Controller, and he has served as the Company's principal accounting officer since May 2023.

From April 2020 to May 2023 he was Director of Corporate Treasury and Investor Relations, and from 2017 to April 2020 he was Director of Corporate Treasury and Regional Controller, South and Central America. He served as Vice President of Finance from 2016 to 2017 at United Skin Specialists, after which he returned to Graco. From 2010 to 2016 he served in several Controller roles, including in the Applied Fluid Technology Division, Asia Pacific, and Lubrication Equipment Division, and first joined Graco as the Internal Audit Manager from 2008 to 2010. Prior to joining Graco, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers for seven years within their audit practice. He joined the Company in 2008.

Since 2025
Age 48
Tenure 1 yr

Also at Graco Inc.

JG J. Kevin Gilligan Independent Chair of the Board MS Mark W. Sheahan President & Chief Executive Officer (Director) MM Martha A. Morfitt Director; Chair, Management Organization & Compensation Committee AS Andrea H. Simon Director (audit committee financial expert) KW Kevin J. Wheeler Director HA Heather L. Anfang Director

Roles

Organization Role Dates Details
Graco Inc. Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer 2025–present Current role
Graco Inc. Executive Vice President, Corporate Controller 2023 – 2024 May 2023 to December 2024; has served as the Company's principal accounting officer since May 2023.
Graco Inc. Director of Corporate Treasury and Investor Relations 2020 – 2023 April 2020 to May 2023.
Graco Inc. Director of Corporate Treasury and Regional Controller, South and Central America 2017 – 2020 Until April 2020.
United Skin Specialists Vice President of Finance 2016 – 2017 After which he returned to Graco.
Graco Inc. Several Controller roles, including Applied Fluid Technology Division, Asia Pacific, and Lubrication Equipment Division 2010 – 2016
Graco Inc. Internal Audit Manager 2008 – 2010 First joined Graco in this role.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit practice Worked there for seven years prior to joining Graco.

Related

Source: Graco Inc. proxy statement (SEC Schedule 14A)

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