MILWAUKEE, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. has named Lawrence G. Hund President and Chief Operating Officer of Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. (HDFS), effective June 29. Hund will report to Harley-Davidson, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Keith Wandell. HDFS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Harley-Davidson, Inc., provides wholesale financing to Harley-Davidson dealers and retail financing to customers.
"Larry is a seasoned financial services executive and we are extremely pleased to have him back at HDFS," said Wandell. "His leadership skills, combined with his deep knowledge of the industry, our organization and our dealer network, will be extremely valuable to HDFS both in the current economic environment and going forward."
Hund, 53, was Chief Financial Officer of HDFS from 2002 to 2007 and also served as interim HDFS Chief Operating Officer for several months in 2006 and 2007. Hund comes to HDFS from Tygris Commercial Finance where he is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. A 24-year financial services industry veteran, Hund also spent seventeen years at Heller Financial, Inc., where he was Executive Vice President and Controller.
Harley-Davidson, Inc. Vice President and Treasurer Perry Glassgow, who since early May has also been serving as interim HDFS President, remains with the Company in his treasury role.
Company Background
Harley-Davidson, Inc. is the parent company for the group of companies doing business as Harley-Davidson Motor Company (HDMC), Buell Motorcycle Company (Buell), MV Agusta and Harley-Davidson Financial Services (HDFS). Harley-Davidson Motor Company produces heavyweight custom, touring and cruiser motorcycles. Buell produces American sport performance motorcycles. MV Agusta produces premium, high-performance sport motorcycles sold under the MV Agusta(R) brand and lightweight sport motorcycles sold under the Cagiva(R) brand. HDFS provides wholesale and retail financing and insurance programs primarily to Harley-Davidson and Buell dealers and customers.
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
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