Leonard “Lennie” Adams’s responsibilities include the Global Irrigation Division, Valmont Tubular Products, and Cascade Earth Sciences (CES, a water reuse company located in Oregon).
Lennie began his career at Valmont in 1978 upon graduation from college. He has held numerous accounting and controller positions in the Poles and Tubing divisions. In 1995, he accepted the role of vice president of operations in the Poles Division. This was followed by the roles of vice president and general manager of the Industrial Products Division and subsequently the position of president for the Coatings and Tubing Division. In 2005, Lennie became the president of the North American Irrigation and Tubing Divisions. In January of 2009, he accepted the role of group president for Global Irrigation.