Dave Huml
President & CEO at Tennant Company ✦ Board Member ✦ Global Growth ✦ Innovation ✦ Authentic Leadership
Tennant Company•United States
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𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗹 (David W. Huml) is 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 and his committed drive for growth. He has a natural intellectual curiosity and finds creative solutions to the customers most pressing problems. Dave has deep experience in global sales, marketing, and product management of durable capital goods and associated technology solutions like robotics and telemetry. His career spans publicly held companies in the construction, agricultural and mobile cleaning equipment industries. Dave’s experience includes management of a broad range of channels to market – including direct, service, aftermarket, e-commerce, distribution, OEM, and big box retail. Dave’s insights and observations from this direct experience contribute to advancing strategic conversations at the Board level. Dave is a marketer at heart, having grown his career through marketing from domestic to global, from gross margin to full P&L accountability, and from product management to CEO. As an active participant at Tennant Board meetings, Dave is looked to provide the context and link to long term strategy, advancing transformational initiatives, and his balanced approach to risk management. He is recognized for his calm demeanor, active listening, and constructive questioning. AREAS OF IMPACT • Global Growth - global sales & channel development • Product, Digital and Business Model Innovation • M&A, integration of global acquisitions • Brings Customer perspective to decision-making • Pragmatic approach to risk management • Advancing bold transformational agenda
Career Timeline
- Tennant CompanyCurrentNov 2014–Present· 11 yrs 10 mos
- President and Chief Executive OfficerCurrentMar 2021–Present
- Chief Operating OfficerApr 2020–Mar 2021
- SVP EMEA, APAC, Marketing & OperationsMay 2018–Apr 2020
- SVP Global MarketingNov 2014–Apr 2018
- Oct 2011–Oct 2014· 3 yrs
- VP Global AgricultureOct 2011–Oct 2014
- Jul 2009–Jul 2011· 2 yrs
- Vice President, MarketingJul 2009–Jul 2011
- 2006–2009· 3 yrs
- Dir of Marketing2006–2009
- 1994–2006· 12 yrs
- Director, Marketing1994–2006
Education
MBA
Marketing
UMN Carlson School of ManagementBachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Business Administration and Management, General
Wittenberg University