Case Study: Oregon Tool achieves defensible data retention, regulatory compliance, and cost savings with Exterro

No Longer A ‘nice-to-have,’ Data Retention Is Now A Must-have

Blount International, led in this effort by Amy Olivares, Manager of Corporate Governance & Compliance, faced a looming compliance challenge as GDPR and other privacy laws made data retention a must-have. Their existing retention schedule was unwieldy and static, processes were manual and under-resourced, and the company lacked the visibility needed to demonstrate compliance to regulators or manage records globally.

Blount implemented Exterro Data Inventory and Data Retention to map data, automate retention, and create a living, auditable retention program. The platform delivered centralized visibility and reporting, helped identify high‑risk data and undocumented processing, improved data hygiene (including tracking off‑site records), enabled regular defensible destruction, and produced ongoing cost savings from reduced storage and stronger compliance oversight.

Oregon Tool

Amy Olivares

Manager of Corporate Governance & Compliance