JAMES L. JANIK - Corporate Board Profile

DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2011-03-30	Mr. Janik was Director of Sales of our Western Products division from 1992 to 1994, General Manager of our Western Products division from 1994 to 2000 and Vice President of Marketing and Sales from 1998 to 2000. Prior to joining us, Mr. Janik was the Vice President of Marketing and Sales of Sunlite Plastics Inc., a custom extruder of thermoplastic materials, for two years.
2012-03-30	James L. Janik, 55, has been serving as our President and Chief Executive Officer and Director since 2004 and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Dynamics Incorporated, the entity that previously operated our business, from 2000 to 2004.
2013-03-29	James L. Janik, 56, has been serving as our President and Chief Executive Officer and Director since 2004... Mr. Janik's qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his 19 years of experience at our Company, including his 11 years of experience as our and Douglas Dynamics Incorporated's President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as his depth of experience at businesses affected by weather-related seasonality.
2014-03-28	James L. Janik, 57, has been serving as our President and Chief Executive Officer and Director since 2004 and will become our Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer at the time of the Annual Meeting. Mr. Janik's qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his 19 years of experience at our Company, including his 11 years of experience as our and Douglas Dynamics Incorporated's President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as his depth of experience at businesses affected by weather-related seasonality.
2015-03-31	James L. Janik, 58, has been serving as our President and Chief Executive Officer and Director since 2004 and became our Chairman of the Board in April 2014. Mr. Janik also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Dynamics Incorporated.
2016-03-31	Mr. Janik's qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his 21 years of experience at our Company, including his 15 years of experience as our and Douglas Dynamics Incorporated's President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as his depth of experience at businesses affected by weather-related seasonality.
2017-03-31	James L. Janik, 60, has been serving as our President and Chief Executive Officer and Director since 2004 and became our Chairman of the Board in 2014. Mr. Janik also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Dynamics Incorporated, the entity that previously operated our business, from 2000 to 2004. Mr. Janik was Director of Sales of our Western Products division from 1992 to 1994, General Manager of our Western Products division from 1994 to 2000 and Vice President of Marketing and Sales from 1998 to 2000. Prior to joining us, Mr. Janik was the Vice President of Marketing and Sales of Sunlite Plastics Inc., a custom extruder of thermoplastic materials, for two years. During the 11 prior years, Mr. Janik held a number of key marketing, sales and production management positions for John Deere Company.
2018-03-29	James L. Janik, 61, has been serving as our President and Chief Executive Officer and Director since 2004 and became our Chairman of the Board in 2014. Mr. Janik also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Dynamics Incorporated, the entity that previously operated our business, from 2000 to 2004. Mr. Janik was Director of Sales of our Western Products division from 1992 to 1994, General Manager of our Western Products division from 1994 to 2000 and Vice President of Marketing and Sales from 1998 to 2000. Prior to joining us, Mr. Janik was the Vice President of Marketing and Sales of Sunlite Plastics Inc., a custom extruder of thermoplastic materials, for two years. During the 11 prior years, Mr. Janik held a number of key marketing, sales and production management positions for John Deere Company. Mr. Janik's qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his 23 years of experience at our Company, including his 17 years of experience as our and Douglas Dynamics Incorporated's President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as his depth of experience at businesses affected by weather-related seasonality. This experience, comprehensive knowledge of the snow and ice control equipment industry, and inside perspective of the day-to-day operations of the Company provides essential insight and guidance to our Board of Directors.
2019-03-29	Mr. Janik previously served as our President and Chief Executive Officer from 2004 until January 2019. Mr. Janik also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Dynamics Incorporated, the entity that previously operated our business, from 2000 to 2004. Mr. Janik was Director of Sales of our Western Products division from 1992 to 1994, General Manager of our Western Products division from 1994 to 2000 and Vice President of Marketing and Sales from 1998 to 2000.
2020-03-27	James L. Janik, 63, has been serving as our Executive Chairman since January 2019 and as a director since 2004. Mr. Janik will be retiring as an officer of our Company effective immediately following the Annual Meeting. Mr. Janik became our Chairman of the Board in 2014. Mr. Janik previously served as our President and Chief Executive Officer from 2004 until January 2019. Mr. Janik also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Dynamics Incorporated, the entity that previously operated our business, from 2000 to 2004. Mr. Janik was Director of Sales of our Western Products division from 1992 to 1994, General Manager of our Western Products division from 1994 to 2000 and Vice President of Marketing and Sales from 1998 to 2000. Prior to joining us, Mr. Janik was the Vice President of Marketing and Sales of Sunlite Plastics Inc., a custom extruder of thermoplastic materials, for two years. During the 11 prior years, Mr. Janik held a number of key marketing, sales and production management positions for John Deere Company.
2021-03-26	James L. Janik, 64, has been serving as our Chairman since 2014 and as a director since 2004. Mr. Janik served as our Executive Chairman from January 2019 until his retirement as an officer of our Company in April of 2020. Mr. Janik previously served as our President and Chief Executive Officer from 2004 until January 2019. Mr. Janik also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Dynamics Incorporated, the entity that previously operated our business, from 2000 to 2004. Mr. Janik was Director of Sales of our Western Products division from 1992 to 1994, General Manager of our Western Products division from 1994 to 2000 and Vice President of Marketing and Sales from 1998 to 2000. Prior to joining us, Mr. Janik was the Vice President of Marketing and Sales of Sunlite Plastics Inc., a custom extruder of thermoplastic materials, for two years. During the 11 prior years, Mr. Janik held a number of key marketing, sales and production management positions for John Deere Company. Mr. Janik’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his 24 years of experience at our Company, including his 18 years of experience as our and Douglas Dynamics Incorporated’s President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as his depth of experience at businesses affected by weather-related seasonality. This experience, comprehensive knowledge of the snow and ice control equipment industry, and inside perspective of the day-to-day operations of the Company provides essential insight and guidance to our Board and qualifies him to serve as our Chairman.
2022-03-25	Mr. Janik served as our Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. He also served as Director of Sales, General Manager, and Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Prior to joining us, Mr. Janik was Vice President of Marketing and Sales of Sunlite Plastics Inc. and held key marketing, sales and production management positions for John Deere Company.
2023-03-24	Mr. Janik’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his 30 years of experience at our Company, including his 18 years of experience as our and Douglas Dynamics Incorporated’s President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as his depth of experience at businesses affected by weather-related seasonality.
2024-03-22	Mr. Janik’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his 30 years of experience at our Company, including his 18 years of experience as our and Douglas Dynamics Incorporated’s President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as his depth of experience at businesses affected by weather-related seasonality.
2025-03-21	Mr. Janik’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his over 30 years of experience at our Company, including his years of experience as our and Douglas Dynamics Incorporated’s President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as his depth of experience at businesses affected by weather-related seasonality. This experience, comprehensive knowledge of the snow and ice control equipment industry, and inside perspective of the day-to-day operations of the Company provides essential insight and guidance to our Board and qualifies him to serve as our Chairman.