Arctic Cat Hires Christopher T. Metz as CEO

Arctic Cat Inc. (NASDAQ: ACAT which designs, engineers, manufactures and markets all-terrain vehicles , side-by-sides and snowmobiles, has announced that Christopher T. Metz, 49, will join the company as president and chief executive officer on December 3, 2014.

Metz succeeds Christopher Twomey, who remains Arctic Cat’s board chair. Since 2005, Metz has served as a managing director of Sun Capital Partners, a private investment firm with more than $10 billion in capital under management.

Prior to Sun Capital, Metz was president at Black & Decker, leading its Hardware and Home Improvement Group from 1999 to 2005. Metz serves on the board of directors of NYSE-listed Vince Holdings Corp., a global fashion brand and retailer with approximately $300 million in annual revenue.

Metz earned a master of business administration degree from the Kenan Flagler School of Business of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and marketing from the University of Delaware.

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