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Tennant Executive Compensation (FY25)

TNC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2025 only

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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David Huml
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 29, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Tennant's chief executive and what were they paid?
David Huml, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $4,672,864 in total compensation for fiscal 2025.
What was Tennant's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 29, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Tennant's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Alamo Group Inc., Astec Industries, Barnes Group Inc., Chart Industries, Inc. and Columbus McKinnon Corporation, among others.
What is Tennant's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 84:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $55,817.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Huml
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fay West
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Richard Zay
Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kristin Erickson
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Barbara Balinski
Senior Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Barbara A. BalinskiPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Barbara A. BalinskiRSU◇——◇——◇
David W. HumlPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
David W. HumlRSU◇——◇——◇
Fay WestRSU◇——◇——◇
Fay WestPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Kristin A. EricksonPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Kristin A. EricksonRSU◇——◇——◇
Richard H. ZayRSU◇——◇——◇
Richard H. ZayPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Kristin EricksonRSU◇◇——
Timothy MorseRSU◇◇——
Andrew HiderRSU◇◇——
Azita ArvaniRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
David HumlRSU◇◇——
Donal MulliganPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
David WindleyRSU◇◇——
Maria GreenRSU◇◇——
Effective FebruaryPSU◇◇——
Tax FeesRSU◇◇——
Barbara BalinskiRSU◇◇——
Fay WestRSU◇◇——
Richard ZayRSU◇◇——
Audit-Related FeesRSU◇◇——
Carol EicherPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Barbara Balinski
Senior Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer · Employment agreement
Severance base◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
David Huml
President and Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
Fay West
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer · Employment agreement
Severance base◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
Kristin Erickson
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary · Employment agreement
Severance base◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
Richard Zay
Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer · Employment agreement
Severance base◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Donal L. Mulligan
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Timothy R. Morse
◇◇————◇
Maria C. Green
◇◇————◇
David Windley
◇◇————◇
Andrew P. Hider
◇◇————◇
Mark W. Sheahan
◇◇————◇
Carol S. Eicher
◇◇————◇
Azita Arvani
◇◇————◇
David W. Huml, James T. Glerum Jr and Patrick E. Allen served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Alamo Group Inc. ALG
  • Astec Industries ASTE
  • Barnes Group Inc. B
  • Chart Industries, Inc. GTLS
  • Columbus McKinnon Corporation CMCO
  • Donaldson Company, Inc. DCI
  • Enerpac Tool Group EPAC
  • Enpro Inc. NPO
  • Esco Technologies Inc. ESE
  • Federal Signal Corporation FSS
  • Graco Inc. GGG
  • Helios Technologies HLIO
  • Nordson Corporation NDSN
  • Standex International Corporation SXI
  • The Gorman-Rupp Company GRC
  • Tredegar Corporation TG
  • Watts Water Technologies, Inc. WTS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 29, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 2, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 1, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 25, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 26, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 28, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 29, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 8, 2019=◇◇◇
2017April 25, 2018=◇◇◇
2016April 26, 2017=◇◇◇
2015April 27, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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205 figures on this page: 194 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
194 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-054118
  2. 0001104659-26-030889
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025 Table · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
  3. 0001104659-25-044094
  4. 0001104659-24-056371
  5. 0001104659-23-055087
  6. 0001104659-22-054674
  7. 0001437749-21-010616
  8. 0000097134-20-000016
  9. 0000097134-19-000021
  10. 0001104659-18-028371
  11. 0000097134-17-000018
  12. 0000097134-16-000065
  13. 0000097134-12-000006
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Peers Tennant discloses

The companies named in TNC's own disclosed peer group.

Alamo Group Inc.Astec IndustriesBarnes Group Inc.Chart Industries, Inc.Columbus McKinnon CorporationDonaldson Company, Inc.Enerpac Tool GroupEnpro Inc.Esco Technologies Inc.Federal Signal CorporationGraco Inc.Helios TechnologiesNordson CorporationStandex International CorporationThe Gorman-Rupp CompanyTredegar CorporationWatts Water Technologies, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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