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Tucker and MAG Continue to
Strengthen Management Teams as
January’s Fort Worth Expo Nears
ucker Powersports has
announced the hiring of
industry veteran Greg
Blackwell to the new
position of Senior Vice President of
Sales and Marketing.
Blackwell adds 30 years of powersports
experience with industry leaders such as
KTM North America, LeMans
Corporation, Metzeler Motorcycle Tire
North America, and, most recently as
President of MTA Distributing.
Noting the Motorsport Aftermarket
Group’s (MAG) strategy of hiring
candidates with aftermarket or
powersports credentials, interim CEO
Buettner said that “we are aggressively
hiring the best industry talent, and we’re
thrilled to add Greg to our team. With his
experience, he’ll hit the ground running
and have an immediate impact. The
velocity of change we are executing is
necessary in this rapidly transforming
industry.”
The new role has been created following
the September departure of Eric Cagle
after two years as President. At the time,
Buettner stated that “the change in
direction represents a shift in philosophy
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with a focus on better serving Tucker
dealers and vendors.”
True to Buettner’s stated aims,
Blackwell’s role will be “focused on
Industry veteran Greg Blackwell
joins Tucker Powersports as Senior
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
building relationships, achieving Tucker’s
sales and revenue goals, delivering an
outstanding experience to dealers and
growing market share through strategic
partnerships.” Kenan Ikels, the current
Vice President of Sales and Customer
Support, will continue in his role and will
report to Blackwell, with marketing
becoming a separate functional group in
the new organizational structure.
“I’m really impressed with Tucker’s desire
to grow their business and support their
dealers,” said Blackwell. “My initial focus
will be on meeting with key dealers,
preparing for the January Dealer Show
and planning programs that benefit
Tucker dealers. The future is bright for
Tucker and our partners.”
Blackwell is a popular and widely
respected motorcycle industry veteran,
who is the “real deal” where being a
rider is concerned. He is a passionate and
accomplished street and off-road
motorcycle rider and comes from a family
with impeccable industry and riding
credentials.
His brother Mark Blackwell is an AMA
Hall of Famer, winner of America’s first
500 cc national championship
motocross race in 1972, a motocross
school instructor, and was the midwife
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