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Old Feb 9, 2015 | 05:37 PM
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The BOD said today they will compensate the newly elected President and CEO of Harley Davidson to the tune of $1 million per year + other incentive awards when he assumes his new position as of March 1. 2015. In his current position he has been compensated about $743,000 annually. Nice little pop. He has been with the company a long time so the board probably figured that they had to take care of him or he would be short lived. I hope he does well.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2015 | 05:40 PM
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Good for him. As a HOG shareholder, I hope he does a great job.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2015 | 05:42 PM
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That's a bargain...runs a multi billion dollar corporation and accountable for profitable growth. I'm sure the incentives are lucrative, as long as he hits the operational targets. Wish him luck...
 
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I'll be surprised if those other "incentive rewards" don't put him at $15 million a year, right along side CEO's of other American Fortune 500 companies.
 

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Old Feb 9, 2015 | 05:52 PM
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Nice tone, guys. Not what I expected when I read the title.


I wish upon him three times his base salary IF the company thrives under his leadership. Or more if it's justified by his bosses.


The is AMERICA, and it's nice to see people celebrate and welcome the rewards that come from hard work and success. It's unfortunately becoming an evil in this era of wealth redistribution we're currently living in.
 
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The CEO of a large, publicly- traded company pretty much lives the job 24/7 and is amply rewarded if he does well. That's the American way. Nothing wrong with that.
 
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http://insiders.morningstar.com/trad...n.action?t=HOG
 
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For the new CEO of HOG, I would think he would be in the +15 Million range.

Cheers, enjoy the ride.
 
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If he makes his incentives, he will reap the rewards, and so will the shareholders. If he doesn't make his incentives, he could get the hook. Base salary of $1M plus incentives for a CEO isn't a horrible deal at all.
I wish him well.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2015 | 09:04 PM
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He's been with Harley a number of years and is an engineer, so he knows something about motorcycles. A big improvement over the last CEO who came from Honeywell and well, I suppose, knew a lot about thermostats.
 
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