Former FBI Chief Joins The Willis Law Group’s Domestic and International Fraud Team

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 27, 2025--

Charles Dayoub comes to The Willis Law Group P.L.L.C. with over 18 years of diverse legal experience and more than a decade of executive leadership. Most recently, he served as an attorney at Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, LLP, where he specialized in government receivables and regulatory compliance.

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Prior to joining The Wills Law Group, Charles was the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Kansas City Field Office. Prior to that, he had served as the section chief in the Counterintelligence Division at FBI headquarters. Charles began his law enforcement career as a special agent in 2005, when he was assigned to the El Paso Field Office in Texas, investigating counterterrorism as a member of the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). He also served on the El Paso SWAT team. In 2008, he joined the JTTF in the Washington Field Office.

In 2011, Dayoub was promoted to supervisory special agent in the Counterterrorism Division at FBI headquarters, where he oversaw international terrorism originating in the Horn of Africa.

He was promoted in 2013 to supervisory special agent of a JTTF squad in the Philadelphia Field Office.

In 2015, he was picked to lead the Newtown Square Resident Agency of the Philadelphia Field Office. As the supervisory senior resident agent, he supervised multiple programs, including white-collar crime, violent crime, crimes against children, and health care fraud.

His experience is invaluable as a Partner in our domestic and international fraud sector that operates throughout the world.

“We are thrilled to welcome Charles Dayoub to The Willis Law Group,” said Kirk Willis, founder of the firm, “His unique combination of high-level federal law enforcement experience and legal expertise will bring invaluable insight to our clients and strengthen our firm's capabilities.”

During his tenure with the FBI, Mr. Dayoub served in several senior executive positions, including Section Chief of Counterintelligence and Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge of the Cyber Branch in Washington, DC. His expertise spans cybersecurity, white-collar crime, regulatory compliance, and complex investigations. As a Marine Corps veteran, he also served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, receiving multiple commendations including the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

Mr. Dayoub earned his Juris Doctorate magna cum laude from Texas Tech Law School, where he received numerous academic honors including the Board of Regents Scholarship and Jurisprudence Awards in Criminal Procedure and Constitutional Law. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Baylor University and has completed the Harvard National Preparedness Leadership Initiative Program.

“I am excited to join the Willis Law Group where I hope to leverage my previous government and legal experience to make a meaningful impact for our clients and community,” Charles Dayoub said.

About The Willis Law Group P.L.L.C.

The Willis Law Group is a distinguished national law firm with over 100 well-respected lawyers providing client-centric services across 15 offices throughout 6 states. The firm combines large-firm expertise with small-firm personal attention, employing a unique “Precision Litigation™” approach that targets essential aspects of each case for effective resolution.

With a focus on putting clients first, the firm's experienced trial lawyers work to achieve optimal results whether in the conference room or the courtroom. The Willis Law Group's commitment to understanding clients' objectives, coupled with their deep knowledge of evolving legislation, enables them to provide efficient, results-driven legal services. The firm is on the forefront of protecting our clients’ assets and also specialize in a national anti-fraud campaign for our client base. Charles joins forces with our many former criminal prosecutors and our former military intelligence officer William Clay, Esq.

For more information about The Willis Law Group and its services, please visit www.thewillislawgroup.com or contact Valerie Harris at vharris@thewillislawgroup.com or 214-736-9433.

Former FBI Chief, Charles Dayoub, Esq., joins The Willis Law Group’s Domestic and International Fraud Team. (Photo: Business Wire)

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 7, 2026--

Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC) today announced the launch of the X16 SWEEP, the first autonomous, robotic sweeper engineered for complex industrial environments such as warehousing, logistics centers and light manufacturing operations by a major cleaning brand. Built to meet rising expectations for industrial automation, the X16 SWEEP delivers consistent, repeatable floor-cleaning coverage facilities can rely on to support dependable operations.

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Earlier this year, Tennant Company established a dedicated autonomous robotics organization designed to accelerate the adoption and scaling of its robotic cleaning solutions. This new group unifies expertise across product design and engineering, production, commercial strategy, marketing, business development and customer support, creating an integrated team focused on advancing Tennant’s autonomous product roadmap, expanding production capacity and supporting customers throughout deployment and ongoing operation. The X16 SWEEP is the first product introduced through this new organization, marking a significant milestone as Tennant strengthens its leadership and long-term investment in autonomous cleaning technologies.

Powered by Brain Corp’s industry-leading autonomy platform, BrainOS ®, the X16 SWEEP delivers a new standard in autonomous cleaning for industrial spaces. Integrating the advanced AI autonomy, visual intelligence, and workflow-aware automation capabilities of the latest BrainOS ® software, the X16 SWEEP features SelfPath™ AI to dynamically generate and optimize its own cleaning paths, and the ability to intelligently recognize and adapt cleaning behavior in real time—avoiding problem debris while providing more consistent coverage, productivity, and performance with every clean.

“Industrial customers are making more deliberate investments in automation as a core operational necessity,” said Pat Schottler, Senior Vice President, Robotics at Tennant Company. “We launched Tennant Company Robotics with a focus on advancing cleaning automation for those environments. The X16 SWEEP is the first of many products we’re bringing to market through Tennant Company Robotics, giving facilities a faster path to reliable autonomous cleaning that can keep pace with changing industrial conditions.”

Key features of the X16 SWEEP include:

“Industrial leaders want enterprise-grade autonomy that’s easy to roll out, dependable day after day, and built for the realities of their busy spaces,” said Mark Garczewski, Chief Product Officer at Brain Corp. “We're proud to accelerate Tennant's vision for solving real customer problems at scale. By pairing Tennant’s industrial-grade design with the BrainOS ® autonomy platform, the X16 SWEEP is the latest way we are helping enterprises deploy AI in the real world for more productive and reliable operations.”

The X16 SWEEP will be available for purchase starting April 7, 2026. For more information visit https://www.tennantco.com/en_us/1/machines/sweepers/product.x16-sweep.autonomous-floor-sweeper.2000309.html.

* Optional features available at an additional cost.

About Tennant Company

Founded in 1870, Tennant Company (TNC), headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, is a world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of solutions that help create a cleaner, safer and healthier world. Its products include equipment for maintaining surfaces in industrial, commercial and outdoor environments; detergent-free and other sustainable cleaning technologies; and cleaning tools and supplies. Tennant's global field service network is the most extensive in the industry. Tennant Company had sales of $1.20 billion in 2025 and has approximately 4,500 employees. Tennant has manufacturing operations throughout the world and sells products directly in more than 21 countries and through distributors in more than 100 countries. For more information, visit www.tennantco.com and www.ipcworldwide.com. The Tennant Company logo and other trademarks designated with the symbol “®” are trademarks of Tennant Company registered in the United States and/or other countries.

Tennant Company's new X16 SWEEP