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Mr. Blackwell has been Vice President — Victory Motorcycles since October 2005, and was also Vice
President — International Operations from October 2005 to December 2008. Mr. Blackwell joined Polaris in
September 2000 as General Manager for Victory Motorcycles. Mr. Blackwell has over 30 years of progressive
experience in the powersports industry, beginning in retail and working through a variety of assignments at the
distributor and manufacturer levels for Japanese, European and American companies.
Mr. Corness has been Vice President — Human Resources of the Company since January 1999. Prior to
joining Polaris, Mr. Corness was employed by General Electric Company in various human resource positions for
nine years. Before that time, Mr. Corness held various human resource positions with Maple Leaf Foods and
Transalta Utilities.
Mr. Dougherty is Vice President — Global New Market Development as of December 2008. Prior to this,
Mr. Dougherty was Vice President and General Manager of the ATV Division since November 2007, and was
General Manager of the ATV Division since April 2005. In 1998, Mr. Dougherty joined Polaris as the International
Sales Manager for Europe, Mid East and Africa. In 2002, Mr. Dougherty accepted the position of General Manager,
International Operations. Prior to Polaris, he was employed at Trident Medical International, a trading company.
Mr. Fisher has been Vice President and Chief Information Officer since November 2007, and has been Chief
Information Officer since July 1999. He has also served as General Manager of Service overseeing all technical,
dealer, and consumer service operations since 2005. Prior to joining Polaris, Mr. Fisher was employed by MTS
Systems for 15 years in various positions in information services, software engineering, control product devel-
opment, and general management. Before that time, Mr. Fisher worked as a civil engineer for Anderson-Nichols and
he later joined Autocon Industries, where he developed process control software.
Mr. Homan has been Vice President — Off-Road Vehicle Division since December 2008. Prior to this,
Mr. Homan was Vice President and General Manager of the Side-by-Side Division since August 2008, General
Manager of the Side-by-Side Division since December 2005, and was Director of Marketing for the All-Terrain
Vehicle Division since joining Polaris in 2002. Prior to working at Polaris, Mr. Homan spent nearly seven years at
General Mills working in various marketing and brand management positions.
Mr. Jonikas has been Vice President — Sales and Marketing since November 2007, and was the General
Manager of Sales and Marketing since April 2005. Mr. Jonikas joined Polaris Industries in May 2000 as Director of
Marketing and Product Management for the ATV Division. In 2003 he was promoted to General Manager of the
side-by-side vehicle product line. Prior to joining Polaris, Mr. Jonikas spent 12 years at General Mills in numerous
general management positions.
Mr. Longren has been Vice President and Chief Technical Officer since November 2007, and has been the
Chief Technical Officer since May 2006. Mr. Longren joined Polaris in January 2003 as the Director of Engineering
for the ATV Division. Prior to joining Polaris, Mr. Longren was a Vice President in the Weapons Systems Division
of Alliant Tech System and Vice President, Engineering and Marketing at Blount Spotting Equipment Group.
Mr. Malone has been Vice President — Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company since
January 1997. Mr. Malone was Vice President and Treasurer of the Company from December 1994 to January 1997
and was Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of a predecessor company of Polaris from January 1993 to December
1994. Prior thereto and since 1986, he was Assistant Treasurer of a predecessor company of Polaris. Mr. Malone
joined Polaris in 1984 after four years with Arthur Andersen LLP.
Ms. McConnell has been Vice President — General Counsel since March 2003, and has been the Compliance
Officer since 2006. Just prior to joining Polaris, Ms. McConnell was General Counsel for the Control Products
Division of Honeywell. From 1995 to 2002, Ms. McConnell was the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary of Genmar Holdings, Inc. Before that time, Ms. McConnell was a partner with the law firm of Lindquist &
Vennum, and held various positions with the Dakota County Attorneys’ Office and the U.S. Corps of Engineers.
Mr. Swenson has been Vice President — Snowmobile and PG&A Divisions since November 2007. Prior to his
current position, Mr. Swenson was General Manager of the Snowmobile Division since April 2006 and General Manager
of the PG&A Division beginning in May 2001. In 1998 Mr. Swenson joined Polaris as Assistant Treasurer. Prior to
joining Polaris, Mr. Swenson was employed in various finance positions at General Electric and Shell Oil Company.
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