Polaris Honors Six Key Contributors to Company Success With
Induction into the Polaris Hall of Fame
Retired
Retired Employees,
Employees, Dealerships & Supplier Representative Are Honored
In August of 2011, Polaris Industries Inc. honored three individuals and three dealerships for
their significant long-term contributions to the company’s success by inducting them into
the Polaris Hall of Fame today at the National Sales Meeting held in Nashville, Tennessee.
Inducted into the Polaris Hall of Fame, which was created during the company’s 50th
anniversary in 2004, were two retired employees, a former executive with a key supplier and
three Polaris dealerships.
“It’s an honor for us to recognize the outstanding contributions these individuals made to
Polaris growth and success, and the way these leading dealerships have helped built and
represent the Polaris brand,” said Polaris CEO Scott Wine.
The NBFSC extends congratulations to a local company who was one of the inductees!
HAWKINS EQUIPMENT LTD!
• Hawkins Equipment, Ltd.,
Ltd. a Polaris dealership since 1965, when Basil Hawkins started
selling Polaris snowmobiles from his new lawnmower repair shop in Fredericton, N.B.,
Canada. He sold the business to his son and daughter-in-law, Brent and Elva Hawkins, in
1987, and they have continued to provide Polaris snowmobile and off-road vehicle owners
with outstanding customer service. The plaque pictured below now stands proudly in
Hawkins’ showroom for all to see.
The other 2011 Polaris Hall of Fame inductees are:
• Jeff Bjorkman,
Bjorkman who joined Polaris in 1990 as a Manufacturing Engineering Manager and
went on to become VP of Operations before retiring in 2009.
• Norm Berg,
Berg who made invaluable contributions to the development of numerous
significant snowmobile components and models as well as off-road vehicles and subsystems as a Sr. Design Engineer, Manager of Research and Product Development and Sr.
Staff Engineer.
• Carl’s Cycle Sales,
Sales a Boise, Idaho, dealership opened by Carl Struthers and his wife Liz in
1966. Carl’s Cycle Sales is widely known and respected Polaris dealership and performance
shop.
• RideNow Powersports,
Powersports one of the nation’s leading dealership groups, serves customers by
providing exactly what riders want in terms of custom and performance products. RideNow
Powersports is led by Chairman Bill Coulter, CEO Mark Tkach and COO Bill Nash.
• Masatoshi “Mako” Iwasaki,
Iwasaki a retired executive with Fuji Heavy Industries, a Polaris Hall of
Fame supplier. For 31 years Mr. Iwasaki served as the primary liaison between Polaris and
Fuji, a long-time engine supplier and partner in Robin Manufacturing USA.
Photos of the Polaris Hall of Fame Inductees may be found at
URL:
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