不久前，我们告诉过你了Scott Wine stepping down as Polaris’ CEO。这公司没有花很长时间找到一个interim replacement. Polaris’ Board of Directors is elevating Executive Vice President and CFO Michael Speetzen to serve as interim CEO.

Along with the appointment of Speetzen to the interim CEO slot,北极星is making other management changes. John Wiehoff, the company’s lead director, is now the Chair of the Board. Bob Mack, Polaris’ Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy and President of Global Adjacent Markets and Boats, is now the interim CFO. Each of these appointments is effective on January 1, 2021.

New Board Chair Weihoff said:

“We appreciate Mike and Bob taking on these expanded roles while we progress our CEO search. Mike and Bob have made significant contributions to Polaris’ success during their respective tenures. In addition to leading the Company’s finance organization and expertly managing the liquidity of Polaris during this global pandemic, Mike has helped shape and drive key growth initiatives, including Polaris’ digital transformation and productivity enhancements. Bob’s operational accomplishments and financial experience leading Polaris’ M&A and corporate development strategy are well-suited to advance Polaris’ strong financial foundation. We are confident that Mike and Bob, and the deep understanding they bring of both the business and the industry, will enable a seamless transition during this interim period.”

在其新闻稿中，Polaris提供有关每个新约会的以下背景信息：

关于Michael Speetzen.

Speetzen joined Polaris in August 2015 as executive vice president, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Polaris, Speetzen was senior vice president and CFO of Xylem, Inc. since 2011, when the Company was formed from the spinoff of the water businesses of ITT Corporation. He joined ITT in 2009. Speetzen was responsible for the financial planning, accounting, controls, treasury, M&A activity, investor relations, and strategy of Xylem Inc. Before joining ITT, he served as executive vice president and CFO for the StandardAero Company owned by the private equity firm Dubai Aerospace Enterprise. Previously, he held positions of increasing responsibility in the finance functions at Honeywell and General Electric. Speetzen currently serves on the Board of Directors of Pentair. Speetzen earned his Master of Business Administration from Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University and his bachelor’s degree in management from Purdue.

关于Bob Mack.

Mack joined Polaris in April 2016 as senior vice president of Corporate Development and Strategy and president of Adjacent Markets. Prior to joining Polaris, Mack was vice president, Corporate Development for Ingersoll Rand. In that role, he had global responsibility for its acquisition and divestiture activities. With Ingersoll Rand for 20 years, Mack held various sales, financial, M&A, and operational positions with the Company. Mack currently serves on the Board of Directors of West Marine and is chairman of the Audit Committee. He received his Master of Business Administration from Duke University and his Bachelor of Business Administration from Siena College and is a certified public accountant (inactive).

关于John Wiehoff.

自2007年以来，Wiehoff于自2007年以来担任Polaris董事会成员，并以自2013年以来为领先独立董事。他担任公司治理和提名委员会主席。Wiehoff担任董事会主席和C.H.的首席执行官。罗宾逊分别于2020年5月退休，2019年5月。以前的姿势罗宾逊包括总统，高级副总裁，CFO，财务主管和企业控制器。在加入c.h之前罗宾逊于1992年，他受雇于Arthur Andersen LLP。Wiehoff还在Donaldson Company，Inc和U.S. Bancorp的董事会上担任董事会。

基因结果

看看Speetzen或Mack是否保留其临时角色将会有趣。新的被任命者似乎没有太多的摩托经验。但这并没有阻止斯科特·葡萄酒从制作北极星进入一个复活死人印度摩托车品牌的企业推动力。

Under Wine’s leadership, Indian had embarked on a journey to resurrect the Indian brand. It also built new non-heritage machines like the Indian FTR flat track replica motorcycle as well as the new powerful Indian Challenger Bagger.

就在几年之后，印度正在进行摩托车行业。很少有人认为新复活的品牌可以在这么短的时间内赢得这样的复兴。现在，许多人认为这是挑战这款摩托车领域的800磅大猩猩的印度。

Even in the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, Indian grew sales and took a bite out of Harley-Davidson’s market share. Now, Harley is under new management, and the MoCo is preparing to launch a new bike of its own, the Pan America adventure touring machine.

两家公司都能打造自己的品牌只能是一件好事。越来越改善的模型使我们所有人都有益。祝两家公司好运。