Madison Air's Leadership Team

Dale Philippi

President & CEO, Research Products Corporation

Dale Philippi has served as President and CEO of AprilAire since March 2017 and has continued to serve in this role following the AprilAire Acquisition in May 2025. Mr. Philippi successfully led the strategy and sale of AprilAire to join the Madison Air portfolio. Prior to AprilAire, Mr. Philippi has held senior executive positions with Electrolux AB, Black & Decker and Ernst & Young Management Consulting and has served as CEO and board member for privately held and private equity-backed companies in the consumer and industrial middle markets. Mr. Philippi earned a B.S. in Materials Engineering from the University of Montana and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.