Robert B. Toth currently serves as an independent advisor to several private equity firms. Mr. Toth has more than 30 years of experience in leadership roles at global industrial and manufacturing companies, as well as in private equity, most recently as a Managing Director at CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC from 2016 until 2019.
Prior to CCMP, Mr. Toth served as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Polypore International, Inc., a leading global high technology filtration company, where he optimized the business portfolio and positioned the company for accelerated growth. Prior to Polypore, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Board Director of CP Kelco ApS, where he led the business through a comprehensive turnaround and successful sale. He also spent 19 years at Monsanto Company and its spin-off, Solutia Inc., where he held a variety of executive and managerial roles. He earned a bachelor's degree in Industrial Management with a field of study in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.