Harley announces new chief

[Bob]

Harley-Davidson has announced Keith Wandell as its new Chief Executive Officer. Wandell, 59, joins the motorcycle maker from Johnson Controls Inc – an automotive products specialist.

Wandell takes over at a time when H-Ds profit has fallen by 58% and is looking to close factories and cut jobs to reduce expense.

Other appointments have been announced; Matthew Levatich, 44, is named as president and chief operating officer. He currently holds this role at MV Agusta, which was acquired by Harley in August 2009. In addition, James McCaslin was named executive vice president for corporate product planning and Enrico D’Onofrio as a managing director.

[Blatman]

....which was acquired by Harley in August 2009...

wow, time travel must be a great help to a news hound

[Bob]

wow, time travel must be a great help to a news hound

Oops. A plis of the figners there...

[Elysium]

Yeah I'm sure the major Italian brands are back in Italian hands.

[Bob]

Yeah I'm sure the major Italian brands are back in Italian hands.

No, they're not. Harley own MV Agusta:

http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/C...8&history=news

I just got the year rather wrong! Hence the "time travel" comment. Keep up at the back there...

[Solly]

.........Wandell takes over at a time when H-Ds profit has fallen by 58% and is looking to close factories and cut jobs to reduce expense.

Gee, I wonder how that happened??

[awayatc]

To Many chiefs and not enough Indians.....?

[Solly]

To Many chiefs and not enough Indians.....?

HD do not make Indians

[AllanB]

I looked around my Harley dealers yesterday - there were a few bikes, but a shit load of clothing, jewelry & coffee mugs. It looked like a designer clothing shop.

I went to the Honda dealer next door - bikes, bike parts & bike related stuff.

And they call Honda owners gay...