The MIC Board of Directors selected Chuck Boderman, vice president, General Administration Business Unit, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., as the association's new chair. After four years as board chair, Paul Vitrano, senior assistant general counsel, Indian Motorcycle and Polaris Inc., is stepping down and will join the executive leadership team of a new company operating the GEM and Taylor-Dunn businesses being divested by Polaris.
The board selected Bill Jenkins, senior vice president of sales and operations for Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., as vice chair. Jim Woodruff, CEO of National Powersport Auctions, remains the board's secretary/treasurer. MIC members reelected Woodruff, Rod Lopusnak, general manager of Triumph Motorcycles America, and Robin Hartfiel, Dealernews editor, for additional two-year terms.
"I'm honored to have the confidence of my fellow board members to fill the role of chair of the board for the Motorcycle Industry Council, and I look forward to helping our industry meet the opportunities of the 21st century," Boderman said. "On behalf of the board, I want to thank Paul Vitrano for his leadership and numerous contributions through his storied tenure, first as the MIC's outside counsel, then as staff, and finally as board chair for four years. Paul oversaw a tremendous period of change for the association, most notably leading the board's market expansion efforts. His leadership and friendship will be missed across our industry."
