MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC), a world leader in designing, manufacturing
and marketing solutions that help create a cleaner, safer, healthier
world, today announces the hiring of
Jeffrey C. Moorefield
as Senior
Vice President of Global Operations, replacing
Don Westman
who will
retire on June 2, 2015, after nine years with the company.
Mr. Moorefield comes to Tennant from Minneapolis-based Pentair, Inc.,
where his most recent position was Global VP of Operations-Technical
Solutions. Previously, he held the same title for Pentair’s Filtration
and Process business and Water Purification business. In total, Mr.
Moorefield spent roughly 10 years with Pentair with a short two-year
break to lead operations for a technical start-up company. In addition
to these positions, Mr. Moorefield earned extensive experience in
leadership roles with Emerson Electric Company from 1987 to 2001, after
starting his career as a Design Engineer at Kentucky-based Smith &
Proffit Machine & Engineering. He holds a degree in Industrial
Technology from Western Kentucky University.
“Jeffrey is an ideal Operations leader for Tennant Company at this stage
of our company’s evolution,” according to
Chris Killingstad
, President
and CEO of the 145-year-old company. “He is well-rounded in all aspects
of operations having most recently led operations to support 18 global
manufacturing locations with 9,000+ finished goods SKU’s, serving a
broad set of commercial and industrial markets, and accounting for $1.8
billion in annual sales. We look to Jeffrey and his team to play a key
role in achieving our growth and profitability goals.”
Mr. Moorefield’s appointment is effective as of April 20, 2015. His
office will be located at Tennant Company world headquarters in Golden
Valley, Minn.
Company Profile
Minneapolis-based
Tennant Company (NYSE: 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; chemical-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,
Minn.; Holland, Mich.; Louisville, Ky.; Uden, The Netherlands; the
United Kingdom; 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.
Source: Tennant Company