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Harley CEO awards self $6.4 million bonus
Potato, potato, potato. That’s the sound of Keith Wandell paying himself a $6.4 million bonus for Harley's worst sales year since 1999, a year in which it was also disclosed that The Motor Company accepted a secret $2.3 billion bailout in 2008. HD actually turned a $146.5 million profit in 2010, up from a $55.1 million loss in 2009. 2010 was a big year for Harley, new union contracts saw a total...
18 March 2011
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Harley-Davidson CEO Keith Wandell on fighting socialism
Speaking to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel in April, after Harley borrowed $2.3 billion in aid from the Federal Reserve, but before that loan was disclosed, CEO Keith Wandell stated that his chief objective was to avoid emulating General Motors. With government aid, the car maker has transitioned from being the unprofitable maker of outdated products that no one wanted to turning a $2.0 billion th...
06 December 2010
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Michael Lock leaves Ducati
Ducati North America has just officially announced that its CEO, Michael Lock, will be departing the company at the end of the month. Lock's reign at the top of the company has been controversial. While he has led Ducati to unprecedented sales success, Lock's management style has proved unpopular with some dealers and other business associates we've spoken to. Cristiano Silei, Ducati Motor Holding...
16 July 2010