Mr. Zarcone was elected to serve as a director of Generac in January 2017. Mr. Zarcone currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a Director of LKQ Corporation, a global distributor of vehicle parts and accessories. Previously, Mr. Zarcone served as Chief Financial Officer of LKQ Corporation from 2015 until 2017. Between 1995 and 2015, he served in various leadership positions at Baird Financial Group, a capital markets and wealth management company, and certain of its affiliates, including most recently as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer from 2011 to 2015. Prior to 1995, he was with the investment banking company Kidder, Peabody & Co., Incorporated, most recently as Senior Vice President of Investment Banking.  Mr. Zarcone earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Zarcone brings to Generac extensive management and leadership experience as a senior executive gained in roles as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of a public corporation, and over 25 years of expertise in investment banking and capital markets.