Europe's most wanted

As Managing Director of Central Europe at Harley-Davidson, Christian Arnezeder now
also looks after the Northern European markets

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

(Neu-Isenburg, September 12, 2019) Christian Arnezeder is a man for big things. So it's no wonder that the Austrian prefers to spend his free time on one of his Harley-Davidson bikes.

After taking over management in the Benelux countries at the beginning of last year in addition to his duties as Managing Director in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, his responsibilities are now being expanded to include the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

This means that the Northern European markets become part of the Central Europe organization.

In his expanded role, “Doc,” as he is known to his colleagues, will now lead all of Harley-Davidson’s operational activities in ten European countries.

He continues to work on the company's overall direction and strategic initiatives. He also monitors procedures and systems in the individual countries and implements changes if 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 markets in Germany and Austria as managing director. In 2008 he also took over the Swiss market, and in 2018 the markets in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The qualified engineer, industrial engineer and doctor of technical sciences prefers to spend his free time with his family.

To balance his work, he likes to go jogging and of course he is a passionate motorcyclist. You can often meet him at Harley-Davidson and HOG events, where he maintains direct contact with the Harley community and is always open to suggestions and constructive criticism.

Text and image credit: Harley-Davidson