Zeitz to Retire

[ultrafxr]

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/harley-davidson-says-ceo-plans-retire-2025-04-08/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJiQ-JleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHrlQpshIw12y5qq88rv52r6bEEuwZqlpKUXP9imrT4qjrumacXRc6i3GpwFh_aem_bTjQ66mBAfLbPGOx5z9HzQ

 

[hogmemberisold]

Reminds me of click bait.....

 

[ultrafxr]

Reminds me of click bait.....

Don’t think so. Google search found several other articles. Hope it’s true as Harley needs new leadership that understands riders and what they want.

 

[Notgrownup]

I am so torn up

 

[Mykneesbehurtin]

Good, he should go back to making beer and building Volkswagens.

 

[trike lady]

They need to find a CEO that understands the motorcycle community and what the riders want. Tennis shoes and motorcycles are miles apart. Electric bikes need to be discontinued and an investment made in more affordable commuter motorcycles. America does not have enough power generating plants to charge every electric vehicle.

 

[Old Road Dog]

No new CEO is going to turn HD around like in the glory days. There's too many used Harleys out there. And forget the mid range market to save the MOCO- it always bombs. HD should buy up all the used bikes it can find and send them to the crusher. There..no pre-owned bikes to be had, its new or find a motor and build your own.

 

[2K1200LTS]

They can do like what they did with the autos years ago. Trade them is and then cush the trade-ins ones.

 

[ultrafxr]

Some new stories out today. A board member resigned.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/harley-davidson-board-member-resigns-cites-grave-concerns-about-company-2025-04-10/

 

[Jd1a]

Zeitz made a lot of money, so did the board. Success.

 

[ISP-FL]

How about Harley just comes up with an American born CEO for their "American made" motorcycles. That might be a good start.

 

[ultrafxr]

The director who resigned and his firm have launched a campaign to oust Zeitz as CEO and from the board plus remove a couple other board members. Hope the effort is successful. Way past time for this in my never to be humble opinion.

H Partners Launches Campaign to Oust Harley-Davidson Directors

Harley-Davidson's second largest shareholder has initiated a campaign to prevent the re-election of three board members.

www.motorcycle.com

 

[trike lady]

Copied from the article: Dourdeville also criticized the lack of Zeitz’s physical presences at Harley-Davidson’s office or any related facilities, claiming he spends most of his time working out of Santa Fe, New Mexico, London, U.K., and rural Kenya (Zeitz owns a 50,000 acre wildlife habitat in Kenya).

There was someone else who did this but they spent their working hours at the beach and being paid to do nothing. Do we actually have people who can run a large company and actually work for the money? Most of these educated boobs couldn't run a lemonade stand.

 

[bikerbillone]

This guy DEI Zeitz has just about ruined the HD brand. I am surprise he lasted as long as he did, a real loser.

 

[Jd1a]

And the "board" sat back, let it happen.

 

[HDUSA1]

With H partners filing with the SEC and sending out Proxies to withhold the vote, things are going to get interesting quick.