MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC), a world leader in designing, manufacturing
and marketing of solutions that help create a cleaner, safer, healthier
world, announced today that Heidi Wilson, Senior Vice President-General
Counsel of Tennant Company, will retire July 14, 2017. Wilson joined
Tennant in 2003 as Associate General Counsel and was named Vice
President-General Counsel in 2005. After receiving her law degree from
the University of Minnesota, Wilson began her legal career at what is
now Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, a Minneapolis law firm, where she worked
for 17 years as a trial lawyer. She subsequently joined Medtronic
followed by several years as Vice President General Counsel for a $2
billion specialty retail company and continued advising business
ventures as a partner in General Counsel, Inc. until she joined Tennant.
Among many other awards and achievements, Wilson was recognized in 2013
by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal as one of their leading “Women
in Business”. A frequent author and public speaker, Wilson currently
serves on the Board of Directors for Dunwoody College, HealthEast and
the Guthrie Theater and formerly chaired Fraser’s Board. Wilson also
serves as Chair of the Tennant Foundation.
Chris Killingstad, President and CEO of Tennant Company commented,
“Under Heidi Wilson’s leadership, the Tennant Legal Department has
become an award-winning legal team, recognized in 2015 by The
National Law Journal as one of the 'Twin Cities Legal Departments of
the Year' in the area of corporate governance. Heidi Wilson is not only
a top-notch attorney, but an inspiring leader. I personally wish to
thank her for her many contributions to Tennant Company and our
community.”
The company will immediately begin the search and selection process with
the goal of naming a replacement soon enough to allow for a smooth
transition before her final day.
Company Profile
Minneapolis-based Tennant Company (TNC) is a world leader in designing,
manufacturing and marketing solutions that empower customers to achieve
quality cleaning performance, significantly reduce their environmental
impact and help create a cleaner, safer, healthier world. Its products
include equipment for maintaining surfaces in industrial, commercial and
outdoor environments; detergent-free and other sustainable cleaning
technologies; and coatings for protecting, repairing and upgrading
surfaces. Tennant's global field service network is the most extensive
in the industry. Tennant has manufacturing operations in Minneapolis,
MN; Holland, MI; Louisville, KY; Chicago, IL; Uden, The Netherlands; São
Paulo, Brazil; and Shanghai, China; and sells products directly in 15
countries and through distributors in more than 80 countries. For more
information, visit www.tennantco.com.
The Tennant Company logo and other trademarks designated with the symbol
“®” are trademarks of Tennant Company registered in the United States
and/or other countries.
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