Minneapolis, MN (3/29/2010)
- Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII)
today named Suresh Krishna as vice president
supply chain and integration. Krishna has a
strong background in operations, mergers and
acquisitions and strategic business leadership
that spans the globe.
“We are excited to have Suresh join
Polaris and bring a new dimension to our leadership
team as we focus on growing our business around
the world,” said Scott Wine, chief executive
officer, Polaris Industries. “Suresh
will play a key role in developing our international
footprint while overseeing global purchasing
and logistics functions with a focus on reducing
costs and lead times. His proven track record
of delivering results will be a huge asset
and fit very well with the Company’s
goals and objectives.”
Most recently, Krishna led global operations,
supply chain and IT for a division of UTC
Fire & Security, where he was responsible
operations in China, Mexico, U.S. and Europe.
Earlier, Krishna has led strategic sourcing
and supply chain organizations for Mitsubishi,
ABB and Diageo. He also spent a couple years
as a management consultant with Booz &
Co. He has lived in India, the Middle East
and Europe.
Krishna holds a B.S. in engineering from
the National Institute of Technology in India
and an M.B.A. from Kellogg School of Management,
Northwestern University. He currently serves
on the corporate advisory board of the MSCM
program at Ross School of Business (University
of Michigan).
About Polaris
With annual
2009 sales of $1.6 billion, Polaris designs,
engineers, manufactures and markets off-road
vehicles (ORVs), including all-terrain vehicles
(ATVs) and the Polaris RANGER(r), snowmobiles
and Victory Motorcycles(r) for recreational
and utility use. Polaris is a recognized leader
in the snowmobile industry, and one of the
largest manufacturers of ORVs in the world.
Victory Motorcycles, established in 1998 and
representing the first all-new American-made
motorcycle from a major company in nearly
60 years, are rapidly making impressive in-roads
into the cruiser and touring motorcycle marketplace.
Polaris also enhances the riding experience
with a complete line of Pure Polaris(r) apparel,
accessories and parts, available at Polaris
dealerships.
Polaris Industries Inc.
trades on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol "PII," and the Company
is included in the S&P Small-Cap 600 stock
price index.
Information about the
complete line of Polaris products, apparel
and vehicle accessories, is available from
authorized Polaris dealers or anytime from
the Polaris homepage at www.polarisindustries.com.
