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Management change at LiveWire, the electrical motorcycle model of Harley-Davidson: Karim Donnez is appointed as the brand new CEO with impact from 12 June 2023 and replaces Jochen Zeitz on this perform, who will, nonetheless, stay Chairman of the LiveWire Group.
Donnez joins LiveWire from Bombardier Leisure Merchandise (BRP). Beforehand, he labored for Rio Tinto and Accenture. He’s anticipated to behave as an “entrepreneurial enterprise chief with a demonstrable observe file of driving transformational progress by each technique growth and implementation”, within the phrases of Jochen Zeitz, who beforehand held the positions of chairman and CEO in parallel.
“Having efficiently stood-up LiveWire as a model and listed the Firm on the NYSE, I’m excited to move the baton to Karim and to welcome him as LiveWire’s new CEO, following an intensive world search course of,” Zeitz added.
LiveWire was initially the mannequin title of the primary electrical Harley, however later grew to become the title of the complete electrical sub-brand. The Harley-Davidson LiveWire – first unveiled for the US market in 2019 – was renamed LiveWire One within the course of.
This spring, Harley-Davidson additionally launched its LiveWire electrical motorcycle model in Europe. The LiveWire One has been out there for reservation in Germany, France, the Netherlands and the UK since mid-March. Deliveries have been underway since April.
businesswire.com