O.C. Tanner (company)

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O.C. Tanner
Type Private
Founded Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (1927)
Headquarters Offices in Burlington, Ontario, London, United Kingdom, Tokyo, Japan
Key people Carolyn Tanner Irish, Chair
Kent Murdock, CEO
Dave Peterson, President and COO
Industry Human resource consulting
Products Awards
Revenue $380 million[1]
Employees 1650
Website www.octanner.com

O.C. Tanner Co., named after founder Obert C. Tanner, is a human resource consulting and services company that designs and helps implement employee recognition programs for clients in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Counting numerous Fortune 100 companies on its client list, the company provides presentation training, administration, and awards for programs honoring employee service or performance.[2]

O.C. Tanner provided medals for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and commemorative rings for athletes in the 2004 Athens Games and the 2006 Torino Games. The company also continues the tradition of its founder of allowing consumers to purchase some of the jewelry it offers to clients at either of two retail stores in Utah.[3]

[edit] Thanks.com

In 2004, O.C. Tanner released thanks.com[1], a website that is specifically designed for the sharing of e-cards between employers and their employees.

[edit] Philanthropy

The company sponsors the O.C. Tanner Amphitheatre run by Dixie State College in Springdale, Utah, just south of Zion National Park.[4]

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