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Re: HD CEO Matt Levatich Fired
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2020, 09:27:08 PM »


Nothing like locking the barn door AFTER the horses are gone.

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Re: HD CEO Matt Levatich Fired
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2020, 10:02:05 PM »

I think HD hung on to Levatich hoping for something that was never going to materialize.  Wonder who’s on deck?
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Re: HD CEO Matt Levatich Fired
« Reply #3 on: February 29, 2020, 03:07:27 AM »

Great ...now we have another new guy.....this Mr. new executive ran Puma. A sporting good company that makes tennis shoes.    Go figure...... :nixweiss: :nixweiss: :nixweiss:
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Re: HD CEO Matt Levatich Fired
« Reply #4 on: February 29, 2020, 07:48:02 AM »

Is that soup and cereal bar salesman HD fired available?
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Re: HD CEO Matt Levatich Fired
« Reply #5 on: February 29, 2020, 11:22:07 AM »

Is it to much to ask for a CEO with some basic Industry knowledge or at least be an enthusiast.  Playing CEO lottery doesn't give much hope
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Re: HD CEO Matt Levatich Fired
« Reply #6 on: February 29, 2020, 08:31:51 PM »

Great ...now we have another new guy.....this Mr. new executive ran Puma. A sporting good company that makes tennis shoes.    Go figure...... :nixweiss: :nixweiss: :nixweiss:

He was hired to improve the boot line up
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Re: HD CEO Matt Levatich Fired
« Reply #7 on: February 29, 2020, 09:22:43 PM »

Zeitz (the new guy) is worth reserving judgment on.  For one of my side gigs I did some basic research on him just two or three years ago.  The track record is significant.

He took charge of Puma when he was young (30-ish) and the company was in trouble.  It's now an international powerhouse and doing much better than the German economy more generally.  He stayed with new ownership after Puma was acquired several years after his tenure began and reports suggest good work there as well. 

For a generation or so the guy has preached sustainability and eco-sound production in large business and doing that in ways that don't contradict business efficiency.  He was (if you believe the press) a big reason Harley is now doing the LiveWire.

He's only announced as a placeholder so far.  No clarification on how long-term he'll hold the reins.  Hell, there's no clarity on whether Harley's reins are worth holding for another generation; at least not without a major re-boot that would leave all of us old farts scratching our heads and wondering what the company and all its young whippersnapper new customers had become.

Hell, I wish just about any new guy luck and any company good fortune; both for its employees and its shareholders and its customers.  So for a short trip or a longer ride good fortune to the new German and any vision / change that might lead the company forward such that it can once again find ways to even get out of its own way.
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Re: HD CEO Matt Levatich Fired
« Reply #8 on: February 29, 2020, 09:28:52 PM »

Zeitz (the new guy) is worth reserving judgment on.  For one of my side gigs I did some basic research on him just two or three years ago.  The track record is significant.

He took charge of Puma when he was young (30-ish) and the company was in trouble.  It's now an international powerhouse and doing much better than the German economy more generally.  He stayed with new ownership after Puma was acquired several years after his tenure began and reports suggest good work there as well. 

For a generation or so the guy has preached sustainability and eco-sound production in large business and doing that in ways that don't contradict business efficiency.  He was (if you believe the press) a big reason Harley is now doing the LiveWire.

He's only announced as a placeholder so far.  No clarification on how long-term he'll hold the reins.  Hell, there's no clarity on whether Harley's reins are worth holding for another generation; at least not without a major re-boot that would leave all of us old farts scratching our heads and wondering what the company and all its young whippersnapper new customers had become.

Hell, I wish just about any new guy luck and any company good fortune; both for its employees and its shareholders and its customers.  So for a short trip or a longer ride good fortune to the new German and any vision / change that might lead the company forward such that it can once again find ways to even get out of its own way.

Maybe he can bring something to the table that will change the direction HD is heading, as well as redesign the footwear
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Re: HD CEO Matt Levatich Fired
« Reply #9 on: February 29, 2020, 09:30:40 PM »

Maybe he can bring something to the table that will change the direction HD is heading, as well as redesign the footwear

I'm already seeing a new Bar and Shield logo with a cat and its claws coming through the backside.  Meow !!
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Re: HD CEO Matt Levatich Fired
« Reply #10 on: February 29, 2020, 11:46:49 PM »

Isn’t the “new guy” just a place holder until the board selects the real new “real guy?”
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Re: HD CEO Matt Levatich Fired
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2020, 05:24:44 AM »

I bet he will be a permanent place holder..
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Re: HD CEO Matt Levatich Fired
« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2020, 08:24:54 AM »

I'm already seeing a new Bar and Shield logo with a cat and its claws coming through the backside.  Meow !!

I like Puma socks, have several pair.  Do not have any of their shoes.  My expectation is that HD sock sales are poised to soar.

HD investors are hoping to add a "t" to that, after the "s".

Wish them & him well.
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Re: HD CEO Matt Levatich Fired
« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2020, 02:57:48 PM »

I bet he will be a permanent place holder..

And I'd bet that will require some negotiation between the two and concessions from the Board to entice said new guy to take on the gig with whatever definition they might give permanence.  Taking the job at HD in today's environment might be uncomfortably similar to being the new manager of the Houston Astros.
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Re: HD CEO Matt Levatich Fired
« Reply #14 on: March 01, 2020, 03:21:02 PM »

And I'd bet that will require some negotiation between the two and concessions from the Board to entice said new guy to take on the gig with whatever definition they might give permanence.  Taking the job at HD in today's environment might be uncomfortably similar to being the new manager of the Houston Astros.

Well Said.
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