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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. 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 Corporations’
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 the PG&A Division 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. Malone has been Vice President—Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since
January 1997. From January 1997 to January 2010, Mr. Malone also served as Corporate Secretary. 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.
Mr. Balan joined Polaris in July 2009 as Vice President—Corporate Development. Prior to joining Polaris,
Mr. Balan was Director of Marketing and Strategy for United Technologies Fire & Security Business from 2007
to June 2009. Prior to that, Mr. Balan held various marketing, general management, business development, and
strategy roles within Danaher Corp. from 2001 to 2007. Mr. Balan’s work history also includes various strategy,
marketing, and sales management roles with Emerson Electric and Colfax Corporation.
Ms. Bogart has been Vice President—General Counsel and Compliance Officer of Polaris since November
2009 and Corporate Secretary since January 2010. From February 2009 to November 2009, Ms. Bogart was
General Counsel of Liberty Diversified International. From October 1999 until February 2009, Ms. Bogart held
several positions at The Toro Company, including Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary. Before
joining The Toro Company, Ms. Bogart was a Senior Attorney for Honeywell Inc.
Mr. Dougherty shifted roles in August 2011 to Vice President—Asia Pacific and Latin America from his
most recent role as Vice President—Global New Market Development which he held since December 2008.
Mr. Dougherty joined the company in 1998 as International Sales Manager, and has held several positions,
including Vice President and General Manager of the ATV Division during his tenure. Prior to Polaris,
Mr. Dougherty was employed at Trident Medical International, a trading company.
Mr. Eastman joined Polaris in February 2012 as Vice President—Parts Garments and Accessories. Prior to
joining Polaris, Mr. Eastman was President of Target.com for Target Corporation, a general merchandise retailer,
from July 2008 to October 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Eastman held several leadership positions at Target
Corporation since 1982 in various areas including General Merchandising, Consumer Electronics, Inventory
Management and Merchandise Planning Operations.
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