Dissident shareholders fail to oust Harley-Davidson CEO from board seat

Harley-Davidson CEO, entire board of directors reelected

Shareholders reelected Harley-Davidson's entire board of directors, including CEO Jochen Zeitz on Wednesday.

Harley Directors Win Reelection Following Activist Battle

Harley-Davidson Inc. shareholders voted to reelect three board members, including Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Jochen Zeitz, rejecting a campaign by disgruntled investor H Partners to shake up the board.

Harley-Davidson shareholders elect company's director nominees

Harley-Davidson announced on Wednesday, May 14 that its shareholders have elected all of the motor company's director nominees.

Dissident shareholders fail to oust Harley-Davidson CEO from board seat

Shareholders wanting to oust Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz from his role as board chairman didn't get the votes they needed Wednesday, according to a Milwaukee Business Journal report. A preliminary tabulation of votes following Harley-Davidson annual online shareholders meeting showed shareholders voted to retain all the nominees for board seats, including Zeitz.MBJ previously reported that Harley-Davidson's second-largest shareholder, H Par…

BizTimes editor talks on Channel 12 about plans for Target store in Brown Deer, Harley board members re-elected

BizTimes editor Andrew Weiland joins the 4 p.m. newscast on WISN-TV Channel 12 each Wednesday to discuss the latest business news headlines in southeastern Wisconsin. This week’s topics included: plans for a Target store in Brown Deer moving forward with site purchase, and Harley-Davidson board members re-elected despite opposition campaign from an investment firm. See the full appearance here:

H Partners, the second largest shareholder at Harley-Davidson, wanted to elect part of the leadership at the shareholders' meeting.