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similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our future plans, objectives or goals are also forward-
looking. Forward-looking statements may also be made from time to time in oral presentations, including
telephone conferences and/or webcasts open to the public. Shareholders, potential investors and others are
cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause results in future
periods to differ materially from those anticipated by some of the statements made in this report, including
the risks and uncertainties described below under the heading entitled ‘‘Item 1A—Risk Factors’’ and
elsewhere in this report. The risks and uncertainties discussed in this report are not exclusive and other
factors that we may consider immaterial or do not anticipate may emerge as significant risks and uncertainties.
Any forward-looking statements made in this report or otherwise speak only as of the date of such statement,
and we undertake no obligation to update such statements to reflect actual results or changes in factors or
assumptions affecting such forward-looking statements. We advise you, however, to consult any further
disclosures made on related subjects in future quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on
Form 8-K that are filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
Set forth below are the names of our executive officers as of February 19, 2016, their ages, titles, the year first
appointed as an executive officer, and employment for the past five years:
Name Age Title
Scott W. Wine ....... 48 Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
Bennett J. Morgan .... 52 President and Chief Operating Officer
Kenneth J. Pucel ..... 49 Executive Vice President—Global Operations, Engineering and Lean
Michael T. Speetzen . . . 46 Executive Vice President—Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Stacy L. Bogart ....... 52 Senior Vice President—General Counsel and Secretary
Michael D. Dougherty . 48 President—International
Stephen L. Eastman . . . 51 President—Parts, Garments and Accessories
Matthew J. Homan .... 44 President—Off-Road Vehicles
David C. Longren ..... 57 Senior Vice President—Enterprise Cost
James P. Williams ..... 53 Senior Vice President—Chief Human Resources Officer
Executive officers of the Company are elected at the discretion of the Board of Directors with no fixed terms.
There are no family relationships between or among any of the executive officers or directors of the
Company.
Mr. Wine joined Polaris Industries Inc. as Chief Executive Officer on September 1, 2008, and was named
Chairman of the Board of Directors in January 2013. Prior to joining Polaris, Mr. Wine was President of Fire
Safety Americas, a division of United Technologies, a provider of high technology products and services to the
building systems and aerospace industries, from 2007 to August 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Wine held senior
leadership positions at Danaher Corp. in the United States and Europe from 2003 to 2007, including
President of its Jacob Vehicle Systems and Veeder-Roots subsidiaries, and Vice President and General
Manager, Manufacturing Programs in Europe. From 1996 to 2003, Mr. Wine held a number of operations and
executive posts, both international and domestic with Allied Signal Corporation’s Aerospace Division.
Mr. Morgan has been President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since April 2005; prior to that,
he was Vice President and General Manager of the ATV division of Polaris. Prior to managing the ATV
division, Mr. Morgan was General Manager of PG&A for Polaris from 1997 to 2001. He joined Polaris in
1987 and spent his early career in various product development, marketing and operations management
positions of increasing responsibility.
Mr. Pucel joined Polaris in December 2014 as Executive Vice President—Global Operations, Engineering and
Lean. Prior to joining Polaris, Mr. Pucel was with Boston Scientific Corporation (BSC), a global provider of
medical solutions. Most recently, Mr. Pucel held the position of Executive Vice President of Global
Operations, Quality and Technology and was a member of BSC’s Executive Committee from 2004 to 2014.
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