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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Tennant (TNC)

Tennant Co names Chief Commercial Officer Rusty Zay as COO, effective July 1, 2026

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Tennant Company appointed Richard H. (Rusty) Zay, its Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, as Chief Operating Officer effective July 1, 2026. The company said the promotion expands his responsibilities to include customer-facing business units, supply chain, manufacturing, R&D and marketing, and granted him $400,000 in incremental equity awards.

Key points

  • Richard H. (Rusty) Zay, age 55, named Chief Operating Officer effective July 1, 2026
  • Zay has been Chief Commercial Officer since March 2021 and joined Tennant in June 2010
  • Incremental equity awards valued at $400,000, split 50% restricted stock units and 50% performance-based restricted stock units
  • Zay's new role covers global customer-facing units, supply chain, manufacturing operations, R&D and marketing

The filing

CompanyTennant (TNC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJun 17, 2026, 9:29 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-074936

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:59 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on June 17, 2026.

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