People: Tennant Co (TNC)

TNC on New York Consolidated

22.19USD
9 Feb 2010
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$0.35 (+1.60%)
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Volume
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Killingstad, H. Chris 53 2005 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Paulson, Thomas 52 2006 Chief Financial Officer, Vice President
Westman, Don 55 2006 Vice President - Global Operations
Schaefer, Michael 48 2008 Vice President, Chief Technical Officer
Hoard, Heidi 58 2005 Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Eckert, Andrew 45 2005 Vice President - North America Sales and Service
Huijser, Karel 48 2006 Vice President - International
Dybsky, Thomas 59 2004 Vice President - Administration
Shank, Stephen 65 2000 Director
Hale, James 68 2001 Director
Balagna, Jeffrey 48 2004 Director
Sonnenberg, Steven 56 2005 Director
Mathieson, David 54 2006 Director
Austen, William 50 2007 Director
Eicher, Carol 50 2008 Director
Wichmann, David 46 2009 Director
Mulligan, Donal 48 2009 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Killingstad, H. Chris Mr. H. Chris Killingstad is President and Chief Executive Officer and Director of Tennant Company, since December 2005. He was Vice President – North America for Tennant Company, from 2002-2005. He has held several senior management positions with The Pillsbury Company, including Senior Vice President and General Manager, from 1990-2002. He was International Business Development Manager at Pepsi Cola International, from 1982-1990 and Financial Manager for General Electric, from 1978-1980.
Paulson, Thomas Mr. Thomas Paulson joined Tennant company in March 2006. He is Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of the company. Prior to joining Tennant, Paulson was Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Innovex from 2001 to 2006. Prior to joining Innovex, a manufacturer of electronic interconnect solutions, Paulson worked for The Pillsbury Company for over 19 years. Paulson became a Vice President at Pillsbury in 1995 and was the Vice President of Finance for the $4 billion North American Foods Division for over two years before joining Innovex.
Westman, Don Mr. Don B. Westman joined Tennant Company in November 2006 as Vice President, Global Operations. Prior to joining Tennant, he was Vice President of Operations – Pump Division for Pentair, Inc., a provider of products and services for the movement, treatment and storage of water, from 2005 to November 2006. From 2003 to 2005, he was Vice President of Operations – Pentair Water. From 1997 to 2003, Westman was Vice President of Operations for Hoffmans Enclosures, where he began in 1982 as a manufacturing engineering manager.
Schaefer, Michael Mr. Michael W. Schaefer joined the Tennant Company in 2008 as Vice President, Chief Technical Officer. From 2000 to January 2008, he was Vice President of Dispensing Systems, Lean Six Sigma and Quality at Ecolab, Inc., a provider of cleaning, sanitizing, food safety and infection prevention products and services, where he led R&D efforts for their equipment business, continuous improvement and standardization of R&D processes. Prior to that he held various management positions at Alticor Corporation and Kraft General Foods.
Hoard, Heidi Ms. Heidi M. Hoard joined Tennant Company in 2003 as Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary and was named General Counsel in 2005. She was a partner with General Counsel Ltd. during 2003. From 1995 to 2001, she was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Musicland Group, Inc. From 1993 to 1995, she was Senior Legal Counsel at Medtronic, Inc. Prior to that, she was a partner at Faegre & Benson L.L.P., a Minneapolis law firm, which she joined in 1976.
Eckert, Andrew Mr. Andrew J. Eckert joined Tennant Company in 2002 as General Manager, North America. He was promoted to Vice President, North America Sales in 2005. From 2000 to 2002, he was the Senior Vice President of Operations at Storecast Merchandising Company, a national retail merchandising service contractor for the grocery industry. Prior to that, he was Director of Strategic Planning at General Mills and led the automation and cost-reduction efforts for U.S. trade promotional spending. He began his sales career in 1985 at General Mills in Houston, TX, and held a variety of increasing responsibilities including Customer Sales Manager for Fleming Companies and American Stores.
Huijser, Karel Mr. Karel Huijser joined Tennant Company in 2006 as Vice President, International. Prior to joining Tennant, he was President and CEO of Asia Pacific for GE Infrastructure Shanghai, China, from 2005 to November 2006. From 2003 to 2005, he was General Manager of Asia Pacific, GE Water and Process Technologies (Asia). From 2001 to 2003, he was Global Marketing Director for GE Plastics Division based in The Netherlands. His career at GE began in 1992, following six years at Daf Trucks in The Netherlands.
Dybsky, Thomas Mr. Thomas J. Dybsky joined Tennant Company in September 1998 as Vice President of Human Resources and was named Vice President of Administration in 2004. From June 1995 to September 1998, he was Vice President/Senior Consultant for MDA Consulting.
Shank, Stephen Mr. Stephen Shank is Director of Tennant Company since 2000. He is Chairman of the Board, Capella Education Company, an accredited online university offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs, since 1993, Chief Executive Officer from 1993-March 2009, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tonka Corporation from 1979-1991, and as General Counsel from 1974-1978. He began his career as an attorney at Dorsey & Whitney in 1972.
Hale, James Mr. James Hale is Director of Tennant Company since 2001. He is Corporate Governance Consultant since 2004 Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Target Corporation from 2000-2004, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Target Corporation from 1981-2000. He has held various Vice President positions at General Mills, Inc., from 1979-1981 and Practiced law at Faegre and Benson LLP from 1966-1979.
Balagna, Jeffrey Mr. Jeffrey Balagna is Director of Tennant Company since 2004. He is President and Chief Executive Officer, Carlson Marketing Worldwide, a marketing, travel and hospitality company, since August 2008, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Customer Technology Officer at Carlson Companies from July 2005-2008, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Medtronic, Inc., from 2001-2005, General Manager – Operations and eBusiness at General Electric Medical Systems America from 1999-2001.
Sonnenberg, Steven Mr. Steven Sonnenberg is Director of Tennant Company since 2005. He is Executive Vice President, Emerson Electric Company & Business Leader, Emerson Process Management, a technology and engineering company, since October 2008, President of Rosemount, Inc., a division of Emerson Electric Company, from January 2002-2008. He has held various positions with Rosemount and Emerson, including General Manager of Rosemount China and most recently President of Emerson Process Management Asia Pacific, from 1992-2002
Mathieson, David Mr. David Mathieson is Director of Tennant Company Since 2006. He is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, RSC Holdings, Inc., a provider of equipment rental services, since January 2008, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and European Finance Director of Brady Corporation, an international manufacturer and marketer of identification solutions and specialty materials from 2001-2007, held a number of executive positions with Honeywell International, Inc., from 1981-2001, including Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Honeywell Europe. He is a Scotland native who is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants and studied for this at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Austen, William Mr. William Austen is Director of Tennant Company since 2007. He is Vice President, Operations, Bemis Company, the largest flexible packaging company in the Americas and a major manufacturer of pressure-sensitive materials used for labels, decoration and signage, since 2004, President and Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Adhesives Company from 2000-2004 prior to its acquisition by Bemis. He has held various positions with General Electric Company from 1980-2000, culminating in General Manager, Switch Gear Business.
Eicher, Carol Ms. Carol S. Eicher has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Tennant Company in 2008. Ms. Eicher is Vice President/Global Business Director, Primary Materials and Process Chemicals, Rohm and Hass Company, a developer of solutions for the specialty materials industry, since 2003, General Manager, Americas & Europe, Electronics, Organic Specialties for Rohm and Haas, from 2001-2003, Business Director, Organic Specialties for Rohm and Haas, from 2000-2001. She has held various senior management positions with Ashland Chemical Company, a division of Ashland, Inc., from 1992-2000 and various management positions with E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Inc., from 1979-1992.
Wichmann, David Mr. David S. Wichmann was appointed as Director of Tennant Company. Mr. Wichmann is Executive Vice President for UnitedHealth Group and President, UnitedHealth Group Operations located in Minnetonka, Minnesota. He joined UnitedHealthcare / UnitedHealth Group in 1998 and has held various senior management positions including President of Commercial Markets Group for UnitedHealth Group; President and Chief Operating Officer for UnitedHealthcare; President and Chief Executive Officer for Specialized Care Services; and Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. Prior to joining UnitedHealth Group, Mr. Wichmann gained extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, financial management, manufacturing and international administration as a partner at Arthur Andersen and as the chief financial officer at Advance Machine Company. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Illinois State University. In addition to serving on Tennant's Board of Directors, Mr. Wichmann also serves on the boards of the Minnesota Orchestra, YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis, the UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation and Fidelity Sedgwick Holdings, Inc.
Mulligan, Donal Mr. Donal Leo Mulligan has been appointed as Director of Tennant Company. Mr. Mulligan is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for General Mills located in Golden Valley, Minnesota. He joined General Mills in 2001 and has held various senior management positions including Vice President Financial Operations for the International division; Vice President Financial Operations for Operations and Technology and Vice President and Treasurer. Prior to joining General Mills, Mr. Mulligan gained extensive experience in financial management, operations and international administration in various positions with Pillsbury, PepsiCo, Inc., and YUM! Brands, Inc. He holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BA from Duke University. In addition to serving on Tennant's Board of Directors, Mr. Mulligan also serves on the board of Twin Cities Catholic Charities and serves on the University of Michigan's Ross Business School Corporate Advisory Board.

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
HUIJSER KAREL 107 $26.19
ECKERT ANDREW J 109 $26.19
HOARD HEIDI M 109 $26.19
KILLINGSTAD HANS CHRIS 227 $26.19
PAULSON THOMAS 109 $26.19
SCHAEFER MICHAEL 109 $26.19
DYBSKY THOMAS J 109 $26.19
WESTMAN DON B 109 $26.19
DYBSKY THOMAS J 400 $27.72
DYBSKY THOMAS J 492 $29.51
HUIJSER KAREL 5,414 $29.38
WICHMANN DAVID S 1,039 $26.46
ECKERT ANDREW J 180 $21.41
ECKERT ANDREW J 180 $21.41
ECKERT ANDREW J 300 $28.11
ECKERT ANDREW J 100 $28.41
ECKERT ANDREW J 4,200 $17.95
ECKERT ANDREW J 3,600 $20.82
ECKERT ANDREW J 3,022 $27.34
ECKERT ANDREW J 3,230 $27.34
DYBSKY THOMAS J 100 $25.71
DYBSKY THOMAS J 100 $25.68
DYBSKY THOMAS J 200 $25.75
DYBSKY THOMAS J 100 $25.70
DYBSKY THOMAS J 100 $25.73
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