President, Work Truck Attachments
Chris Bernauer
Chris Bernauer currently serves as President of Work Truck Attachments at Douglas Dynamics. Before joining Douglas Dynamics, Bernauer held leadership positions at multiple companies primarily within the automotive, motorcycle, and marine sectors. Most recently, he served as President and CEO of Temperature Systems, Inc., a HVAC/R distribution company in Madison, Wisconsin. Prior to that, he served as President of Harris & Cypress Cay Pontoons, a division of Brunswick Corporation.
Bernauer spent a total of 18 years at the Harley-Davidson Motor Company in various leadership roles including Platform Director for the Sportster platform and General Manager of Dealer Development & Consulting.
Additionally, Bernauer served as Executive Vice President, General Manager & Vice President of Sales at the Indian Motorcycle Company and initially began his career as a Manufacturing Quality Specialist at Toyota Motor Manufacturing.
Mr. Bernauer holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He is currently a member of the Board of Advisors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Erdman Center for Technology and Operations.
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