MANAGEMENT TEAM
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Aaron P. JagdfeldAaron P. Jagdfeld
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Aaron P. Jagdfeld is Generac’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. As the company’s third CEO since its inception in 1959, Mr. Jagdfeld has led Generac’s transformation from a manufacturer of backup generators and engine powered products into a global energy technology comp
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Jennifer AndersonJennifer Anderson
Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development
Jennifer Anderson has served as our Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development since January 2024. Prior to joining Generac, Mrs. Anderson was Senior Vice President, Strategy, Business Development and Chief Sustainability Officer for Carrier. Before Carrier, Mrs. Ander
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Jim BarnesJim Barnes
Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Jim Barnes has served as our Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain since June 2025. Prior to this role, Mr. Barnes was Senior Vice President, Strategic Global Sourcing since joining Generac in 2022. In addition to corporate supply chain, Mr. Barnes leads Generac’s Strategic Glob
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Talal ButtTalal Butt
Chief Information Officer
Talal Butt has served as our Chief Information Officer since March 2024. Prior to joining Generac, he was Global Vice President – Enterprise Transformation and Architecture for Rockwell Automation. Before Rockwell, Mr. Butt was Vice President and IT Project Services Manager at Robert W.
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Paolo CampinotiPaolo Campinoti
Executive Vice President – International
Paolo Campinoti has served as Executive Vice President with commercial responsibility over EMEA, APAC, LATAM since the acquisition by Generac of Pramac Group in 2016. Based in Italy, Mr. Campinoti also continues to serve as the CEO of the Pramac Group, a position held since 1995. Previo
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Tim HeardenTim Hearden
Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Service
Tim Hearden has served as our Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Service since December 2017. Mr. Hearden joined Generac in 1995 and has held various senior leadership roles including Senior Vice President of Operations, Vice President of Operations, Director of Operations,
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Raj KanuruRaj Kanuru
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Raj Kanuru is our Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary and is the Company’s principal legal and compliance officer, roles that he has held since joining Generac in 2013. Prior to joining Generac, Mr. Kanuru served as in-house counsel at Caterpillar Inc. for almost 1
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Rhonda MatschkeRhonda Matschke
Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Rhonda Matschke has served as our Executive Vice President, Human Resources since December 2017. Mrs. Matschke joined Generac in 2008 and served previously as our Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Vice President of Human Resources. Prior to joining Generac, Mrs. Matschke was
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Kyle RaabeKyle Raabe
Executive Vice President & President, Home Power Generation
Kyle Raabe has served as Executive Vice President and President, Home Power Generation since February 2026. Prior to this role, he served as President, Consumer Power since November 2019. Before rejoining Generac, he was Senior Vice President of North American Sales, Demand Planning and
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York A. RagenYork A. Ragen
Chief Financial Officer
York A. Ragen has served as our Chief Financial Officer since September 2008. Prior to becoming Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Ragen held Director of Finance and Vice President of Finance positions at Generac. Prior to joining Generac in 2005, Mr. Ragen was Vice President, Corporate Contr
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Norman TaffeNorman Taffe
Executive Vice President & President, Generac Home
Norman Taffe has served as Executive Vice President and President, Generac Home since February 2026. Prior to this role, he served as President, Energy Technology since August 2022. Before joining Generac, he was Executive Vice President, North America Residential of SunPower Corporatio
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Amanda TederAmanda Teder
Chief Marketing Officer
Amanda Teder was appointed Chief Marketing officer in November 2024 after joining Generac as Executive Vice President – Marketing in November 2022. Ms. Teder comes from Michelin, North America, where she served as Vice President Consumer Marketing in 2020 and 2021. Previously, Ms. Teder
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Erik WildeErik Wilde
President, Domestic C&I
Erik Wilde has served as our President, Domestic C&I since July 2016. Mr. Wilde was Vice President and General Manager of the Mining Division for Komatsu America Corp. from 2013 until he joined Generac. Prior to that role, he held additional leadership positions with Komatsu as Vice
President, Domestic C&I
