DOUGLAS DYNAMICS INC

Information about our Executive Officers

Effective July 8, 2024, Robert McCormick retired as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. Effective July 8, 2024, James Janik was elected as the Company's Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. Linda R. Evans, the Company’s Chief Human Resources Officer, retired effective January 2, 2025. Ms. Evans remained an executive officer of the Company until December 31, 2024. Our executive officers as of February 25, 2025 were as follows:

James Janik has been serving as our Interim President and Chief Executive Officer since July 2024, Chairman of the Board since 2014 and as a director since 2004. Mr. Janik served as the Company’s Executive Chairman from May 2024 until July 2024 and, previously, from January 2019 until his initial retirement as an officer of the Company in April of 2020. Mr. Janik previously served as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer from 2004 until January 2019. Mr. Janik also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Dynamics Incorporated, the entity that previously operated the Company’s business, from 2000 to 2004. Mr. Janik was Director of Sales of the Company’s Western Products division from 1992 to 1994, General Manager of the Western Products division from 1994 to 2000 and Vice President of Marketing and Sales from 1998 to 2000. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Janik was the Vice President of Marketing and Sales of Sunlite Plastics Inc., a custom extruder of thermoplastic materials, for two years. During the 11 prior years, Mr. Janik held a number of key marketing, sales and production management positions for John Deere Company. Mr. Janik has served on the board of directors of Jason Industries L.L.C. since August 2020.

Sarah Lauber has been serving as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary since March 2023. Prior to this role, she served as our Chief Financial Officer and Secretary from August 2017 until March 2023. Prior to joining us, Ms. Lauber served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Jason Industries, Inc., a global industrial manufacturing company, since January 2016 and as Jason Industries’ Chief Financial Officer since 2015. Prior to joining Jason Industries, Ms. Lauber served as Senior Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis at Regal Rexnord Corporation (f/k/a Regal Beloit Corporation), a manufacturer of electric motors, electric motion controls, power generation and power transmission products, from 2011 until 2015. Ms. Lauber previously was employed by A.O. Smith Corporation’s Electrical Products Company (“EPC”) from 2002 until 2011 and held various roles, the latest of which was Chief Financial Officer from 2006 until EPC was acquired by Regal Rexnord in 2011. Ms. Lauber is a member of the board of directors of The Timken Company, where she serves on the audit and compensation committees of the board of directors.

Mark Van Genderen has been serving as our Chief Operating Officer and President, Work Truck Attachments since September 2024. Prior to this role, he served as our President, Work Truck Attachments since January 2023, President, Commercial Snow & Ice from September 2021 until January 2023 and as Vice President of Business Development from November 2020 until September 2021. Prior to his time at Douglas Dynamics, Mr. Van Genderen spent 21 years in various leadership roles at the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, manufacturer of premium motorcycles. While at Harley-Davidson, he held a diverse range of responsibilities including leadership roles in manufacturing, product development, sales and marketing, finance, and dealer development. More recently, he led Harley-Davidson’s expansion in Latin America, the company’s parts and accessories product development function, and the riding gear and lifestyle apparel division, which include the company’s eCommerce business.

Executive officers are elected by, and serve at the discretion of, the Board of Directors. There are no family relationships between any of our directors or executive officers.