Aaron Jagdfeld has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since September 2008 and as a director since November 2006. Mr. Jagdfeld has served as our Executive Chairman since February 2016. Prior to becoming President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Jagdfeld worked for Generac for 15 years. He began his career in the Finance Department in 1994 and became our Chief Financial Officer in 2002. In 2007, he was appointed president and was responsible for sales, marketing, engineering and product development. Prior to joining Generac, Mr. Jagdfeld worked in the audit practice of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin office of Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Jagdfeld holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Mr. Jagdfeld also currently serves as a director of The Hillman Group. 

As the Chief Executive Officer and the only management representative on the Board, Mr. Jagdfeld provides valuable insight to the Board into the day-to-day business issues facing the Company. Since joining the Company, he has played a pivotal role in navigating the Company through our initial public offering, significant business growth, a number of acquisitions and our international expansion. Mr. Jagdfeld has extensive finance and operational experience and has high-level leadership experience within the Company.