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Issuer:     DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, INC (PLOW)
CIK:        0001287213
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-03-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-25-005806
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Douglas Dynamics appoints Mark Van Genderen as President & CEO effective March 3, 2025
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- Mark Van Genderen, formerly COO, elected President & CEO; succeeds interim CEO James Janik.
- James Janik returns to role as Chairman of the Board; remains non-employee director.
- Van Genderen receives $700K base salary, 100% target annual incentive, 160% target long-term incentive.
- Van Genderen previously served as COO (2024-2025) and President of Work Truck Attachments; 21 years at Harley-Davidson.
- Janik had been interim CEO since July 2024; Board cites improved 2024 results under his leadership.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287213/000143774925005806/0001437749-25-005806-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287213/000143774925005806/plow20250227_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-005806

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