BNET Industries
Market Cap:$88.5M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$621.5M
- Public
- US
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For over 40 years, World Class Snowmobiles have been wearing the Arctic Cat name. We're equally proud to make Arctic Cat ATVs, too. They represent our dedication and commitment to advanced manufacturing techniques, engineering innovation and industry leadership. Arctic Cat Inc., based in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, designs, engineers, manufactures and markets snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) under the Arctic Cat brand name, as well as related parts, garments and accessories. The Company markets its products through a network of independent dealers located throughout the contiguous United States and Canada, and through distributors representing dealers in Alaska, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and other international markets. The Arctic Cat brand name is among the most widely recognized and respected names in the snowmobile and ATV industry.
Chairman & CEO
Christopher A. TwomeyNumber of Employees 1,475
Contact Information
601 Brooks Ave S
Thief River Falls, Minnesota 56701
(218) 681-8558
Peer Companies
NAICS Code All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing: 336999
Recent Events
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GE Commercial Distribution Finance to acquire Arctic Cat's dealer floorplan financing receivables from Textron Financial
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GE Acquires Arctic Cat Floorplan Portfolio From Textron Financial
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Fire hazard forces snowmobile recall
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Arctic Cat Inc. F2Q10 (Qtr End 10/03/09) Earnings Call Transcript
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GE Capital CDF, Arctic Cat Complete Floorplan Financing Deal
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Market Report -- In Play ACAT
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Arctic Cat Reports 1Q Results
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Arctic Cat Inc. F2Q10 (Qtr End 10/03/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, sir. Operator instructions The first question comes from Rommel Dionisio. Please go ahead. Rommel Dionisio – Wedbush Morgan Hi, good morning, thanks. I wonder if you can just talk a little bit about the competitive promotional environment, I think we have seen that moderating somewhat,...
Arctic Cat, Inc. F1Q10 (QTR End 06/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Scott Hamann – Keybanc Capital Markets. Scott Hamann – Keybanc Capital Markets Just in terms of the gross margin, it looks like to get to that 300 for the year you’re going to need to do a...
Arctic Cat Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 3/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from James Hardiman – Ftn Capital Markets. James Hardiman – Ftn Capital Markets Textron you talked about last call that they're going to be or at least as of then were planning on dropping out of the U.S. finance business. Is...
Arctic Cat Inc. F3Q09 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from James Hardiman with Ftn Midwest. Securities Corp. James Hardiman - Ftn Midwest Securities Corp. Can you give us an update on your wholesale financing relationship with Textron, given their announcement that they are going to be exiting...
Arctic Cat Inc. F3Q09 (Qtr End 12/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
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Arctic Cat Inc. F3Q09 (Qtr End 12/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Claude J. Jordan | President & COO |
| D. Christian Koch | President of Carlisle Industrial Brake and Friction |
| Timothy C. Delmore | CFO & Secretary |
| Mary Ellen Walker | Vice President General Manager of Pg&A and Sales |
| Ole E. Tweet | Vice President, New Product Development |
| Robert Bonev | Vice President of Sales and Marketing |
| Roger H. Skime | Vice President, R & D |
| Ronald G. Ray | Vice President, Operations |
| Terry Blount | Vice President, Human Resources |
| Timothy J. Blount | Vice President, HR |
| Kenneth J. Roering | Lead Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Christopher A. Twomey | Chairman & CEO |
| David Roberts | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Carlisle Companies Inc. Charlotte, Nc |
| Gregg A. Ostrander | Executive Chairman, Michael Foods Inc. Minneapolis, Mn |
| Robert J. Dondelinger | Chairman, Northern Motors, Thief River Falls, Mn |
| Susan Lester | Chair |
| Masayoshi Ito | Board of Directors |
| William G. Ness | Vice Chairman |
Mr. Twomey has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 1986 and a director since 1987. In August 2003, he was named Chairman. He has held various executive officer positions with the Company since 1983. Mr. Twomey is currently serving as a director of The Toro Company and director of Universal Trailer Corporation.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| The Toro Company | Chair | Current |
| Universal Trailer Corporation | Director | Current |
| WESCO Turf Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Carlisle Companies Inc. Charlotte, Nc | Current |
| Graco Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Graco Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Graco Inc. | President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Cat Inc. | President & COO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Cat Inc. | President of Carlisle Industrial Brake and Friction | Current |
Mr. Delmore has been Chief Financial Officer of the Company since 1986 and has been Corporate Secretary of the Company since 1989. Mr. Delmore, a CPA with seven years of prior public accounting experience, joined the Company in 1985 as Controller.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Cat Inc. | CFO & Secretary | Current |
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Secretary | Current |
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Controller | Former |
Ms. Walker has been General Manager, Parts, Garments and Accessories since November 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Walker had been with a Minnesota-based company, 3M for 26 years, most recently serving as General Manager of Building Safety Solutions.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Vice President General Manager of Pg&A and Sales | Current |
Mr. Tweet has been Vice President of New Product Development since May 1992. Prior to that, he served as the Company's Vice President - Marketing since its inception in 1983 and has been employed in the snowmobile and ATV industry for more than 30 years.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Vice President, New Product Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Prolific Publishing, Inc. | Vice President of Sales and Marketing | Current |
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Vice President of Sales and Marketing | Current |
| Software Publishing Corporation | Vice President of Sales and Marketing | Current |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Spectre Gaming, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Outdoor Marine | Vice President of Marketing | Former |
| Teledyne Continental Motors | Vice President of Sales | Former |
| Teledyne Technologies Incorporated | Vice President of Sales, Marketing | Former |
| Mercury Marine | Director of Marketing | Former |
| Outdoor Marine | Group Head of Marketing | Former |
Mr. Skime has been Vice President - Research and Development of the Company since its inception in 1983 and has been employed in the snowmobile industry for 37 years.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Vice President, R & D | Current |
Mr. Ray has been Vice President - Operations since April of 1992 and has over 28 years of manufacturing experience. Before joining Arctic Cat he served eight years as Vice President of Manufacturing for a Minnesota based company.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Vice President, Operations | Current |
Mr. Blount has been Vice President - Human Resources since August of 1996. Mr. Blount has over 29 years of Human Resource experience in the manufacturing field. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Blount worked as Vice President-Human Resources at Washington Scientific Industries since 1981.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Vice President, HR | Current |
Kenneth J. Roering, Director, is Professor of Marketing in the Carlson School of Management of the University of Minnesota. He occupied the prestigious Pillsbury Company-Paul S. Gerot Chair in Marketing from 1983-2002. He served as Chairman of the Marketing Department at the University of Minnesota for five years and prior to that at the University of Missouri. He has served as visiting professor or distinguished guest lecturer at numerous universities in the United States and Europe. Since June 2006, Prof. Roering has served as Executive Vice President of Strategic Management at Marshall Bank First Corporation. He earned his doctorate from the University of Iowa and has published more than 70 articles in professional journals, written two books and edited three collections of scholarly writings. He has received several awards for his research accomplishments and has served on numerous editorial review boards of scholarly journals including, the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research and Journal of Marketing and Public Policy. Dr. Roering has been a consultant to numerous corporations such as American Express, 3M, Cargill, Carlson Companies, TSI Inc, Pillsbury, Motorola, MTS, US Bank, and Whirlpool Corporation. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of eighteen private and public companies during the past 25 years and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Arctic Cat Inc. (Lead Director), Innovex Inc. and RaveSports Inc. He has been active in a number of non profit organizations including St. Johnsota.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall Bancorp, Inc. | Executive Vice President of Strategic Management | Current |
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Lead Director | Current |
| University of Minnesota | Professor of Marketing | Current |
| Excorp Medical, Inc | Director | Current |
| Rave Sports, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Innovex, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ubid, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Carlson Companies Inc. | Consultant | Former |
| Pillsbury | Consultant | Former |
| Whirlpool Corporation | Consultant | Former |
| The Marketing Department | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Executive Chairman, Michael Foods Inc. Minneapolis, Mn | Current |
| Michael Foods, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Carlisle Companies Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Birds Eye Foods, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Michael Foods, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Michael Foods, Inc. | President | Former |
| Michael Foods, Inc. | Coo | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Chairman, Northern Motors, Thief River Falls, Mn | Current |
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Chair | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Suzuki Motor Corporation | General Manager of America, Europe Motorcycle Marketing Department | Current |
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Arctic Cat Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
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