Harold Wiens spent over 38 years at 3M Company, beginning his career in 1968 and held many positions of increasing responsibility. He was executive vice president of industrial business and transportation business from 1998 until his retirement in 2006. Prior to that, Mr Wiens was executive vice president of Sumitomo 3M (3M's subsidiary headquartered in Tokyo) from 1995 to 1998, data storage business leader and vice president from 1988 to 1995, and as Memory Technologies Group manufacturing manager from 1983 to 1988.