American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 243 October 2019 | Page 14

Tucker Powersports "Creates a
BRIEFS Stronger, Focused Leadership
Team"
NEWS
Honda's on-site activities at
AIMExpo commemorated its
60th anniversary in America.
Plans included a world model
release with dedicated media
activities, along with extensive
product displays and demos.
Honda of America
Manufacturing and the Honda
Heritage Center is located in
Marysville,
Ohio.
Honda is also
celebrating the
40th anniversary
of manufacturing
in America at Marysville, OH., where
production of the Elsinore CR 250
motorcycle started in 1979 with a
staff of 64. Honda was the first
Japanese automaker to build
products in the U.S., and automobile
production followed in November
1982. Honda now has five U.S. auto
plants, and in 2018 with 12 major
plants in the U.S. in total employing
some 25,000 people and
representing an investment of over
$11 billion in Ohio and over $21
billion in the U.S.A in total.
Anoop Prakash, a former rising
star at H-D Milwaukee as Retail
Development Director, Director
of U.S. Marketing and Market
Development, MD of H-D
Canada and MD of the
company's subsidiary in India,
has joined another Milwaukee
vehicle company - the REV
Group - as its Ambulance Group
President.
Worldwide voting
for Harley's Battle
of the Kings 2019
dealer based
custom
competition is
now open. For the first time ever, the
US will compete with bikes across
Europe, Asia and Africa in a truly epic
global showdown. Over 200 dealers
from more than 30 countries are said
to have competed this year, and the
national winners will now be reduced
to a short for an expert panel final at
EICMA ('Milan' Show) in November.
Standard Harley models are
customized with a budget no bigger
than half the cost of the original
model.
H-D will partner with Green
Day, Weezer and Fall Out Boy for
the summer 2020 Hella Mega
Tour. Each band has been
teasing the tour and plan to
release new music before the
summer. The tour will also
feature an opening set by The
Interrupters and gets under way
at Seattle, WA, in July 2020.
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Following the separation of the
Motorsport Aftermarket Group (MAG)
companies at the end of July, Tucker
Powersports announced today that it
had completed the formation of its
new leadership team.
"We have named key team members
and recently added expertise to create
Tucker’s new leadership team," said
Sebastian Bretschneider, President
and CEO of Tucker. "We now have a
very lean and effective leadership
structure in place that will enable the
organization to focus on creating
value for our customers and that will
support and attract leading brands."
Danny Anderson has been appointed
Chief Operating Officer of Tucker
Powersports. In this newly created
role, Danny will oversee purchasing,
warehousing and transportation
operations, inventory planning and
merchandising. Anderson brings over
25 years of supply chain management
experience at several fortune 500
companies.
Alejandro "Hondo" Huerta is made
Chief Financial Officer with
responsibility for Accounting, Finance,
Risk and Treasury. Huerta spent over a
decade as a senior finance leader
within the consumer packaged goods
industry. He has led major global
Sebastian Bretschneider, President
and CEO of Tucker: "We have now
implemented changes that make us
more efficient and more effective,
such as a significantly strengthened
balance sheet, a reduced cost base,
great leaders in place and a
portfolio of strong house brands."
bottom- and top-line initiatives
including footprint rationalization and
global
business
strategy
implementation.
In addition, Tucker named industry
veteran Greg Blackwell Chief
Commercial Officer, leading the
company’s Sales and Marketing
functions. Blackwell had been serving
as Tucker’s Senior Vice President of
Sales & Marketing for the last eight
months and was recently recognized
as one of the Top 100 Leaders in
Powersports.
Tucker’s leadership team is rounded
out by their current VP of Sales Jason
Potter, VP of Marketing Jim Barker, and
Director of Talent Kristin Krotosky.
Tucker also changed its organizational
structure, which led to the elimination
of several positions through the
process. "Change can be
challenging," shared Bretschneider.
"We are actively supporting those
employees that are affected by our
transformation in their swift and
successful career transitions."
"We have now implemented changes
that make us more efficient and more
effective, such as a significantly
strengthened balance sheet, a reduced
cost base, great leaders in place and a
portfolio of strong house brands. This
makes Tucker much stronger and we
are going to demonstrate that to the
powersports industry," he concluded.
Andrew Dellenbach joins
Darkhorse Crankworks
Andrew Dellenbach is the new
Technical Sales Manager for
Darkhorse Crankworks (Hoban
Bros) in Wisconsin and will be in
charge of supporting their
dealer network and bringing
their expanding Darkhorse
Motor Products product line to
market.
"Andrew's experience in our
niche market is huge for our
company, coming in with over
12 years of experience in the
American V-Twin industry and
being able to hit the ground
running is key. Our dealers trust
Darkhorse for building a rock
solid foundation to their engine
builds and he is one in maybe a
handful people in the entire
industry with the knowledge to
set up the intricacies of H-D
lower end & crankshafts to
AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - OCTOBER 2019
work with every motor
configuration in the V-Twin
industry today." says Darkhorse
Crankworks GM John Dahmer
"I have always thought of this
industry as a family and a
passion, not just a job. To have
this opportunity to work at
Darkhorse Crankworks with this
team means a lot to me. They
have all welcomed me with
open arms and all share the
same passion that I do when it
comes to helping our customers.
I am really looking forward to
growing with Darkhorse
Crankworks and the team" said
Dellenbach.
"As soon as we found out
Andrew was available, I called
him and asked if would be open
to joining our team. Guys like
Andrew do not come along very
often, and we are excited to
bring him and his product
knowledge into our family. We
are committed to support our
worldwide dealer network and
Andrew is just the guy to do it"
Dahmer added.
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