|
David Meyer |
Director
|
Board Chairman and Executive Chairman |
|
|
David Meyer is our Executive Chairman and also serves as the Chairman of our Board of Directors. David co-founded Titan Machinery in 1980 on the principle of best-in-class product support, and as an early pioneer of dealer consolidation, saw the benefits of consolidating dealership resources to leverage scale, equipment and parts inventories, training, and other industry expertise to provide world-class equipment support to all our agricultural and construction customers. David served as Chief Executive Officer from 1985 until transitioning to the Executive Chairman role in February 2024. Prior to incorporating Titan in 1980, David was a partner in a JI Case/New Holland Dealership with locations in Lisbon and Wahpeton, North Dakota. Prior to that, he worked for JI Case Company. David has served on both the Case Construction and CaseIH Agriculture Dealer Advisory Boards. He is two-term past chairman and board member of the North Dakota Implement Dealers Association. David was the Midwest Region award winner and Venture Capital Award of Excellence Recipient in the 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Program. David is inducted in the Farm Equipment Magazine Dealer Hall of Fame and is the North American Equipment Dealer Association recipient of the 2023 Dealer of the year merit award. David is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and currently serves as a Trustee Emeritus on the University of Minnesota Foundation and was recipient of the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Business Gary S. Holmes Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2018. |
|
|
Mr. Anglin has been a director since February 1, 2022. Mr. Anglin currently serves as the Vice President, West and South Regions, for Istate Truck Centers. Previously, Mr. Anglin, served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Director for Boyer Trucks. He also served as CEO, President, and Director for Western Peterbilt and Western Truck Centers. Mr. Anglin also served as an independent board member for Truck Bodies & Equipment International. Prior to that he held a variety of management positions during his tenure at GE and CNH Industrial (“CNH”). Mr. Anglin earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the Northwestern University (1984) and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University (1989).
|
|
|
Mr. Christianson has been a director since January 2003. Since 1981, Mr. Christianson has been the Chair of Cherry Tree Companies, an affiliated group of investment banking, investment management and wealth management firms in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the managing partner of Adam Smith Companies. Mr. Christianson also currently serves as director of MetaFarms, Inc., a leading provider of information management services for animal production. Mr. Christianson received an undergraduate degree from St. John’s University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. |
|
|
Stan Erickson |
Director
|
Titan Machinery Committee Membership(s): Audit Committee
|
|
|
Mr. Erickson has been a director since March 1, 2017. Mr. Erickson currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Capital, Inc., which provides capital and investment services. Mr. Erickson co-founded Liberty Capital in 2013 after retiring from a 32-year career at ZieglerCat Inc. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Erickson most recently served as President and Chief Operating Officer of ZieglerCat. Mr. Erickson currently serves on the board of directors of Electromed, Inc., where he serves as chair of the audit committee and a member of the nominating and governance committee. Mr. Erickson is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps., earned a Business degree from the University of Minnesota, and a CPA Certification. |
|
|
Ms. Hamilton has been a director since March 1, 2018. Ms. Hamilton is the co-owner and managing partner of Christiansen Land and Cattle, Ltd., a large diversified farming and ranching operation in central South Dakota, and is also the co-owner of Dakota Packing, Inc., a wholesale meat distribution business. Ms. Hamilton previously served on the board of directors for the Federal Reserve Bank, Ninth District, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is a director of SAB Biotherapeutics, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company. Ms. Hamilton earned her B.A. in philosophy from Smith College and her M.B.A. from the University of Arizona. |
|
|
Ms. Horner has been a director since August 1, 2015 and serves as chair of the Compensation Committee. In February 2015, Ms. Horner was appointed President of Midland University, a private liberal arts college located in Fremont, Nebraska. Prior to joining Midland University, Ms. Horner spent over 30 years at Cargill, Inc., holding several leadership positions including President of Cargill Meat Solutions, President of Cargill Case Ready, President of Cargill Salt, Vice President - Corporate Global Diversity, and Vice President - Human Resources. Ms. Horner also served as the Executive Sponsor for Cargill’s worldwide business with Walmart and Sysco. At Cargill, Ms. Horner was a member of several corporate committees including the Global Business Conduct & Ethics Committee and the Global Enterprise Process, Data and Technology Committee. Ms. Horner earned a BA in Economics from St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
|
|
|
Bryan J. Knutson |
Director
|
|
|
Bryan Knutson has been Titan Machinery’s Chief Executive Officer since February 2024. Bryan leverages his more than 20 years of progressive experience in sales, operations, and leadership at Titan Machinery to deliver significant value for the Company’s customers and shareholders. Bryan has been with Titan Machinery since 2002, and has performed at the highest levels as an Equipment Sales Consultant (ESC), Store Manager, Complex Manager, and held Senior Field positions including Valley Region Manager and Vice President of Titan Machinery’s North American Agriculture Equipment Business. He joined the executive leadership team in 2017 as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer in 2022. In addition to involvement in several industry organizations and 20 groups, Bryan is past chairman and currently on the Board of Directors of the Pioneer Equipment Dealers Association representing Member Equipment Dealers in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota and has served long tenures on both the Case IH Agriculture and Case Construction Dealer Advisory Boards. Bryan graduated from Concordia College-Cum Laude where he played hockey and earned academic all-conference honors. |
|
|
Mr. Lewis has been a director since February 1, 2024. A resident of Australia, Mr. Lewis currently serves as director and the principal executive of Iron Capital Group, a company founded by Mr. Lewis in 2015. Iron Capital Group offers equipment leasing solutions to earthmoving and mining customers in Australia and North America. Previously, Mr. Lewis was employed in various positions in the equipment finance and dealership industries. Mr. Lewis served as a director of the Australian Tractor and Machinery Association from 2002-2008, holding the position of chairperson for his final two years. In 2011, Mr. Lewis became a director of O’Connor & Sons Pty. Ltd. and was serving as Board Chair at the time of Titan’s acquisition of the O’Connors’ dealership business in October 2023. Mr. Lewis earned a Bachelor of Business in Banking and Finance from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (1992). |
|
|
Richard Mack |
Director
|
Titan Machinery Committee Membership(s): Audit Committee
|
|
|
Mr. Mack has been a director of Titan Machinery since June 4, 2015 and serves as chair of the Audit Committee. From June 2014, through January 2018, Mr. Mack served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Mosaic. Prior to that, Mr. Mack held the position of Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Mosaic from the date of its initial public offering in 2004, until his promotion to Executive Vice President in 2009. In the decade prior to Mosaic's formation, he served in various legal capacities at Cargill, Inc, and was a founding executive of Mosaic and Cargill Ventures. Mr. Mack also serves as a director of Anuvia Plant Nutrient Holdings, LLC, including it's Audit Committee Chair. Mr. Mack holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Minnesota State University-Moorhead, a Juris Doctor from Hamline University School of Law and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. |
|