August 13, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Briggs & Stratton Corp.’s (NYSE: BGG) board has elected company president and chief operating officer Todd J. Teske as a director. He was also elected to become the firm’s president and chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2010.

Teske will serve as a member of the class of directors whose terms of office expire in 2010.

Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton is a producer of air-cooled gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment. The company designs, manufactures, markets, and services these products for original equipment manufacturers worldwide.

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