Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Director information for POLARIS INC (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernd F. Kessler | Chair; Director | 67 | ["manufacturing industry expertise","executive leadership and innovation","regulatory/compliance experience","CEO of SRTechnics AG","President and CEO of MTU","product quality and safety expertise","risk management and strategy","M&A experience","executive leadership at AlliedSignal Corp and Honeywell International Inc."] | ["Technology & Innovation Committee","Compensation Committee","Technology & Innovation","Corporate Governance & Nominating"] | 2026 |
| Darryl R. Jackson | Director | 65 | ["deep accounting and financial expertise","consumer insights and marketing expertise","executive leadership and strategy experience","regulatory and compliance expertise","risk management expertise"] | ["Compensation Committee","Audit","Corporate Governance & Nominating"] | 2026 |
| GARY E. HENDRICKSON | Director | 69 | ["Significant consumer and manufacturing industry expertise","Knowledge of competitive landscape, marketing, and consumer insights","23-year tenure at Valspar","Experience overseeing strategy, M&A, risk management, and compliance matters","Held leadership positions in Asia Pacific operations, COO, and CEO of Valspar","Corporate governance experience from serving on other public company boards","Consumer/Manufacturing Industry Expertise"] | ["Compensation","Corporate Governance and Nominating","Compensation Committee","Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee"] | 2026 |
| GEORGE W. BILICIC | Director | 62 | ["Extensive leadership and risk management experience in legal, financial, energy and infrastructure sectors","Significant accounting and financial expertise","Innovation and technology skills","Global experience from leadership roles at Lazard","Deep insights into strategy and M&A","Corporate governance experience","Regulatory/compliance and legal expertise","Accounting and Financial Expertise","Corporate Governance Experience","Digital/ E-Commerce Expertise","Executive Leadership Experience","Global Experience","Innovation/Technology","Legal Expertise","Product Quality and Safety Expertise","Regulatory/Compliance Expertise","Risk Management/Oversight","Strategy and M&A"] | ["Audit","Corporate Governance and Nominating","Audit Committee","Compensation Committee","Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee","Technology & Innovation Committee"] | 2026 |
| GWENNE A. HENRICKS | Director | 68 | ["Substantial manufacturing industry expertise","Strategy and M&A experience","35-year career at Caterpillar, Inc.","Oversaw supply chain, manufacturing, product management, and external sales in a global business unit","Former Chief Technology Officer and Vice President at Caterpillar","Consumer Insights/Marketing Expertise"] | ["Audit","Technology & Innovation","Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee","Technology & Innovation Committee"] | 2026 |
| GWYNNE E. SHOTWELL | Director | 62 | ["Technology and innovation expertise","Global, executive leadership experience","Manufacturing industry experience","Product quality and safety expertise","Regulatory and risk management experience"] | ["Audit","Technology & Innovation","Technology & Innovation Committee"] | 2026 |
| JOHN P. WIEHOFF | INDEPENDENT BOARD CHAIR | 64 | ["expertise in strategy around technological transformation","global and executive leadership experience as a senior executive of C.H. Robinson Worldwide","accounting, financial reporting, and risk management expertise as a public company CFO","corporate governance experience from service on the boards of public companies"] | ["Audit","Compensation","Corporate Governance and Nominating","Compensation Committee","Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee","Technology & Innovation Committee"] | 2026 |
| LAWRENCE D. KINGSLEY | Director | 63 | ["Innovation and technology expertise","Global, strategy and M&A experience","Executive leadership experience in consumer/manufacturing industry","Risk management and oversight expertise","Corporate governance experience","Regulatory/compliance expertise"] | ["Compensation","Technology & Innovation","Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee","Technology & Innovation Committee"] | 2026 |
| Michael T. Speetzen | CEO; Chief Executive Officer | 56 | ["executive leadership experience in the consumer and manufacturing industries","expertise in innovation and technology","comprehensive expertise in accounting and finance","strategy and M&A","risk management oversight"] | [] | 2026 |
