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Paul Langley to Depart S & S Cycle Spring 2021
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Innovative President Paul Langley is to leave Viola , Wisconsin based S & S Cycle after six years of successful service in which he has had a huge impact on the fortunes of the company and the direction that the industry itself is taking . " This company has been my # 1 life priority and I have dedicated most of my waking hours to its success ," said Langley . Credited with bringing Indian Motorcycle back into Flat Track racing as well as winning four championships , Paul has been a key driver for reviving the company ' s dominance in multiple racing efforts . " During Paul ' s tenure , the company has seen strong growth , including the
Italian trade association ANCMA - the owner of EICMA , the ' Milan Show ' - has announced an agreement with Fiera Milano ( Rho ) for dates of its 2021 expo that are two weeks later in November than usual . The 78th EICMA will be held from 23rd to 28th November 2021 , with Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th ( theoretically ) reserved " for the press and [ motorcycle industry ] professionals only ." Originally scheduled for 9th to 14th November , the two week postponement is " linked to harmonizing the calendar of the trade fairs programmed in the exhibition grounds ." In other words , EICMA A . p . A ., the organizing subsidiary of ANCMA , had likely gone ahead and assumed it addition of an exhaust manufacturing facility , an industry first focus on emissions compliant performance parts and a product diversification that now includes parts for Indian and Royal Enfield machines ," stated S & S Chairman of the Board Mark Platt . Langley joined S & S Cycle in 2015 and brought with him decades of experience in both the highperformance parts space as well as multiple racing disciplines . " My family has been incredibly supportive of my non-stop work life and it ' s now time
could have its usual dates without checking with Expo Center management ! These dates were confirmed by Paolo Magri , the CEO of EICMA S . p . A . and Chairman of Confindustria ANCMA ( National Association of Bicycles , Motorcycles and Accessories ), who has described the decision as " an act of responsibility in the interest of the trade fair system and a real and up-todate instrument of opportunity of growth for the market and to relaunch companies .” In a news release heavy on the importance of the long-term relationship that ANCMA has had with Fiera Milano , it would appear that Magri and the EICMA S . p . A . team had overlooked the long-term ' domino
to give back to them . It saddens me to leave the company , but I ' m at a point in my life where I need to focus on their priorities first ," stated Langley . Working with top level recruiters , S & S says it plans to consider internal as well as external candidates and will immediately begin looking for a successor . " I would like to thank all of the S & S team for their commitment and I feel the company will continue on the road to success for many decades to come ," Paul said .
EICMA 2021 - 23rd to 28th November
effect ' that the cancelation and rescheduling of dozens of different events planned for the Milan Rho facility has had on bookings and availability . The new dates will likely have the OEM exhibitor and some other national motorcycle industry shows scrambling - not least the MCIA ' s ' Motorcycle Live ' at Birmingham , England . www . eicma . it