Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 28, 2000

Janet Dolan – Tennant Company (tnc)

JANET M. DOLAN has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Tennant Company since April 1999. Ms. Dolan has held various positions within the company since April 1986. Prior to joining Tennant, Ms. Dolan was an Assistant Director, from 1980 to 1981, and First Assistant Director, from 1981 to 1985, for Minnesota Lawyers' Professional Responsibility Board. From 1978 to 1980, Ms. Dolan was Staff Attorney for Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services. Ms. Dolan is affiliated with several organizations. She has a JD degree from William Mitchell College of Law, 1976, and a BA degree from the College of St. Catherine, 1971. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with some history and an overview of Tennant

Company?

Ms. Dolan: The company is 130 years old. It started out in 1870 as a

lumberyard on the banks of the Mississippi.