---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-001083"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PII"
cik: "0000931015"
company_name: "Polaris Inc."
filed_at: "2024-01-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T00:46:58.173191+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Polaris EVP/CTO Ken Pucel to retire April 2024; realignment deepens business-unit focus

## Summary
- Pucel retires effective April 12, 2024; will serve as strategic advisor until then.
- Tony Kinsman appointed CTO (additional role); will dual-report to CEO and Off Road president.
- Sourcing/logistics move under Marc Suarez; Doug Adrian named VP Quality & Operational Excellence.
- Changes effective immediately; no severance or financial impact disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-001083
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PII
- cik: 0000931015
- company_name: Polaris Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-01-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/931015/000162828024001083/0001628280-24-001083-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/931015/000162828024001083/pii-20240108.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-001083
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-001083.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-001083.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ken Pucel departed as Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Chief Technology Officer at Polaris Inc..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Chief Technology Officer
  source text: On Monday, January 8, 2024, Ken Pucel, Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Chief Technology Officer, of Polaris Inc. (the “Company”) informed the Company of his decision to retire effective April 12, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/931015/000162828024001083/0001628280-24-001083-index.htm

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