Allisat Takes Over Management of Husqvarna

Klaus Allisat has been named to take over
management of Husqvarna Motorcycles from Rainer Thoma.

Allisat has worked for the BMW Group since 2003. He has been
Vice President Purchasing BMW Motorrad since 2008, where he was also responsible for Husqvarna Motorcycles purchasing
operations.

Before joining the BMW Group Allisat worked in various
internationally oriented positions in corporate consulting with A.T.Kearney GmbH, Stuttgart and prior to that for Daimler Benz AG,
Stuttgart.

After three years of managing Husqvarna Motorcycles, Rainer Thoma
will now be taking up a new position at BMW Group headquarters in
Munich.

Since the acquisition of Husqvarna MC by the BMW Group in 2007,
the company has been separated from MV Agusta, a new R&D centre has
been put into operation at the Husqvarna site Cassinetta, production
and spare parts supply has been restructured and the company has pushed
ahead with numerous developments for the Husqvarna Motorcycles product
offensive now starting.

In spite of a difficult global market environment, Husqvarna MC
was able to maintain a stable sales volume from 2008 to 2009 as
compared to its competition. With a sales decrease of only around 3% in
2009, the brand recorded a lower decline than any of its competitors.

The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame recently named Marilyn Stemp and Steve Piehl to its board of directors.

Stemp is a pioneering figure in the motorcycle industry, founding IronWorks Magazine with her late husband, Dennis, and becoming the first female editor of a nationally circulated, mainstream motorcycle magazine. She also revived their trade magazine, Iron Trader News; edits the monthly Kiwi Indian News; contributes to several powersports media outlets; and is the founding editor of Sturgis Rider Daily. Stemp is a noted editor and writer of several motorcycle-focused books. Her consistent support for charitable efforts in the industry include the annual Biker Belles Celebration, Las Vegas BikeFest and as campaign chair for the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum’s development plan in 2014. She co-founded the Flying Piston charity events taking place in Daytona and Sturgis each year and is a National Ambassador for All Kids Bike. Stemp was inducted into both the Las Vegas Motorcycle Hall of Fame and the Sturgis Museum's Hall of Fame in 2018, and in 2022 she was recognized as one of the Top 100 Women in Powersports by DealerNews.