MILWAKEE, WI  Tweet/Garot Mechanical Chairman Tim Howald announces that Christopher Howald has been promoted from Vice President of Administration to Chief Executive Officer.

Tim Howald previously served as CEO of Tweet/Garot, but is relinquishing his position so that Christopher Howald may assume additional responsibility in guiding Tweet/Garot into the future, working closely with President Ray Withbroe. Howald's responsibilities will be setting the strategy and vision for the company, continuing to build and nurture the Tweet/Garot culture, capital allocation, and meeting the needs of the company's employees, customers, and communities.

Howald has been with Tweet/Garot for more than three years in the role of Vice President. Prior to joining Tweet/Garot, he served as Corporate Counsel at Autodesk, Inc. in San Francisco, California, worked as an Associate Attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto, California, and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Justice N. Patrick Crooks of the Wisconsin State Supreme Court. He received his undergraduate degree and Executive MBA from the University of Notre Dame and his law degree from Santa Clara University.