Manufacturing

Harley-Davidson has agreed to add a representative of H Partners Management, one of the company’s larger shareholders, to its board of directors after the firm expressed concern about Harley’s executive compensation, corporate governance and board composition.

Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. has made two hires aimed at growing the company’s brand around the world.

Tina Chang, the chief executive officer of Brookfield-based information systems consulting and service company SysLogic, is joining the board of Strattec Security Corp.

The pace of growth in southeastern Wisconsin’s manufacturing sector slowed in January as businesses continued to deal with supply chain issues, inflation and COVID-19 variants, according to the latest Marquette-ISM Report on Manufacturing released earlier this week.

Rick Dillon plans to leave his role as chief financial officer of Menomonee Falls-based Enerpac Tool Group by the end of April, the company announced Monday.

Briggs & Stratton’s decision to exit its home maintenance business will result in the elimination of 34 jobs at its corporate offices in Wauwatosa, in addition to the previously announced closure of its Germantown distribution center.

Rockwell Automation’s outlook for its current fiscal year calls for sales to increase around $1.22 billion, which would put revenues above $8.22 billion for the year.

Three industry experts and an economist this morning shared their outlooks for 2022 at the annual BizTimes Milwaukee Economic Trends Event.

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Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation has named Gina Ayala Claxton as president of the Americas region. Ayala Claxton succeeds Alejandro Capparelli, who has taken a new role within the company as vice president of global lifecycle services.