Mr. Wine joined Polaris Industries Inc. as Chief Executive Officer on September
1, 2008, and was named Chairman of the Board of Directors in January 2013. Prior
to joining Polaris, Mr. Wine was President of Fire Safety Americas, a division
of United Technologies, a provider of high technology products and services
to the building systems and aerospace industries, from 2007 to August 2008.
Prior to that, Mr. Wine held senior leadership positions at Danaher Corp. in
the United States and Europe from 2003 to 2007, including President of its Jacob
Vehicle Systems and Veeder-Roots subsidiaries, and Vice President and General
Manager, Manufacturing Programs in Europe. From 1996 to 2003, Mr. Wine held
a number of operations and executive posts, both international and domestic
with Allied Signal Corporations Aerospace Division.
Mr. Morgan has been President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since
April 2005; prior to that, he was Vice President and General Manager of the
ATV division of Polaris. Prior to managing the ATV division, Mr. Morgan was
General Manager of PG&A for Polaris from 1997 to 2001. He joined Polaris
in 1987 and spent his early career in various product development, marketing
and operations management positions of increasing responsibility.
Mr. Pucel joined Polaris in December 2014 as Executive Vice President—Global
Operations, Engineering and Lean. Prior to joining Polaris, Mr. Pucel was with
Boston Scientific Corporation (BSC), a global provider of medical solutions.
Most recently, Mr. Pucel held the position of Executive Vice President of Global
Operations, Quality and Technology and was a member of BSC’s Executive
Committee from 2004 to 2014. Since 2004, he managed BSC’s manufacturing
facilities, supply chain and numerous distributions centers; in 2010, he added
responsibility for enterprise-wide Lean and research and development activities.
Mr. Speetzen has been Executive Vice President—Finance and Chief Financial
Officer of the Company since August 2015. Prior to joining Polaris, Mr. Speetzen
was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Xylem, Inc., a provider
of fluid technology and equipment solutions for water issues, since 2011, when
the company was formed from the spinoff of the water businesses of ITT Corporation.
He joined ITT, a global manufacturing company, in 2009. Prior to joining ITT,
Mr. Speetzen served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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 Inc. and General Electric Company.
Ms. Bogart has been Senior Vice President—General Counsel and Secretary
of Polaris since September 2015. Prior to her current role, she was Vice President—General
Counsel and Compliance Officer since November 2009 and Corporate Secretary since
January 2010. From February 2009 to November 2009, Ms. Bogart was General Counsel
of Liberty Diversified International. From October 1999 until February 2009,
Ms. Bogart held several positions at The Toro Company, including Assistant General
Counsel and Assistant Secretary. Before joining The Toro Company, Ms. Bogart
was a Senior Attorney for Honeywell Inc.
Mr. Dougherty has been President—International since September 2015. Prior
to his current role, he was Vice President—Asia Pacific and Latin America
since August 2011. Mr. Dougherty joined the company in 1998 as International
Sales Manager, and has held several positions, including Vice President of Global
New Market Development and Vice President and General Manager of the ATV division
during his tenure. Prior to Polaris, Mr. Dougherty was employed at Trident Medical
International, a trading company.
Mr. Eastman has been President—Parts, Garments and Accessories since September
2015. Prior to his current role, he was Vice President—Parts, Garments
and Accessories since February 2012. Prior to joining Polaris, Mr. Eastman was
President of Target.com for Target Corporation, a general merchandise retailer,
from July 2008 to October 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Eastman held several leadership
positions at Target Corporation since 1982 in various areas, including General
Merchandising, Consumer Electronics, Inventory Management and Merchandise Planning
Operations.
Mr. Homan was promoted to President—Off-Road Vehicles in January 2016.
Mr. Homan has held several key leadership positions at Polaris. Prior to his
current role, most recently he was President—Global Adjacent Markets since
September 2015, Vice President—Global Adjacent Markets since July 2014,
Vice President—EMEA since August 2011, Vice President—Off-Road Vehicles
since August 2008, and General Manager of Side-by-Sides since December 2005.
Mr. Homan joined Polaris in 2002 as Director of Marketing for the ATV division.
Prior to working at Polaris, Mr. Homan spent nearly seven years at General Mills,
Inc. working in various marketing and brand management positions.
Mr. Longren was appointed Senior Vice President—Enterprise Cost in January
2016. Prior to this, Mr. Longren was President—Off-Road Vehicles and Off-Road
Vehicles Engineering since September 2015, and Vice President—Off-Road
Vehicles and Off-Road Vehicles Engineering since August 2011, Chief Technical
Officer since May 2006. Mr. Longren joined Polaris in January 2003 as the Director
of Engineering for the ATV Division. Prior to joining Polaris, Mr. Longren was
a Vice President in the Weapons Systems Division of Alliant Techsystems and
Vice President, Engineering and Marketing at Blount Sporting Equipment Group.
Mr. Williams was appointed Senior Vice President—Chief Human Resources
Officer in September 2015. Prior to this Mr. Williams was Vice President—Human
Resources since April 2011. Prior to joining Polaris, Mr. Williams was Vice
President of Human Resources for Cooper Industries, a diversified manufacturing
Company, since 2006. Between 2005 and 2006, Mr. Williams was Vice President
of Human Resources for Danaher Corp. Previous to that, Mr. Williams held various
executive positions of increasing responsibility with Honeywell Inc. from 1995
to 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Williams held a number of posts in Human Resources
with Monsanto and General Motors Corporation.
Polaris Inc currently has 14500 employees.
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Retirement of Polaris Inc. s Executive Vice President of Global Operations and Chief Technology Officer Marks a Shift in Strategy and Global Business Unit Structure
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 11, 2024 - Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII) has recently announced that Ken Pucel, the Executive Vice President (EVP) of Global Operations and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), will be retiring in April after a successful nine-year tenure with the company. This significant development comes as Polaris seeks to strengthen its connection with its strategy and expand its global business unit structure.
During his time at Polaris, Ken Pucel played a crucial role in shaping the company s operations and technology advancements. As the E...
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