Europe's most wanted

As Managing Director Central Europe at Harley-Davidson, Christian Arnezeder is now responsible for
also the Northern European markets

• Born in Salzburg, he will be
  also responsible for the markets in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden
• The Nordic Markets will thus become part of the
  Organization Central Europe
• In future, Arnezeder will look after a total of
  ten countries

(Neu-Isenburg, 12.09.19) Christian Arnezeder is a man for the big things. So it's no wonder that the Austrian prefers to spend his free time on one of his Harley-Davidson bikes.

Having taken over the management of the Benelux countries at the beginning of last year in addition to his duties as Managing Director in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, he is now extending his responsibilities to the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

The Northern European markets will thus become part of the Central Europe organization.

In his expanded role, „Doc“, as he is known to his colleagues, is now in charge of all Harley-Davidson's operational activities in ten European countries.

He continues to work on the overall direction and strategic initiatives of the company. He also monitors processes and systems in the individual countries and implements changes where necessary. The 56-year-old reports to Andy Benka, Harley-Davidson Vice President of Developed Markets.

Christian Arnezeder joined the company in 1999 and was initially responsible for the German and Austrian markets as Managing Director. In 2008, he also took over the Swiss market, and in 2018 the markets in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The graduate engineer, industrial engineer and doctor of technical sciences prefers to spend his free time with his family.

To balance out his job, he enjoys jogging and is, of course, a passionate motorcyclist. He can often be found at Harley-Davidson and H.O.G. events, where he maintains direct contact with the Harley community and always has an open ear for suggestions and constructive criticism.

Text and image credits: Harley-Davidson