Salt Lake-based O.C. Tanner Co. on Monday said David A. Petersen has been named the company's president.
Petersen, 48, previously was the chief operating officer of the company, which has 1,800 employees. He started with O.C. Tanner in 1983 as market research manager and held several other positions before becoming COO in 2002.
He was appointed to the company's board of directors in 2003.