# Mike Speetzen

> Mike Speetzen is chief executive officer and a director of Polaris Inc., based in the Minneapolis area. He joined Polaris as CFO in 2015 after finance leadership roles at Xylem, ITT and StandardAero, became interim CEO in January 2021 and was appointed permanent CEO in April 2021. His tenure includes Polaris Adventures’ expansion and the 2026 separation of Indian Motorcycle.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Polaris Inc.
- **Organizations:** Polaris Inc., Pentair plc, Xylem Inc., ITT Corporation, StandardAero, Honeywell, General Electric
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in management, with an emphasis in finance, Purdue University, Master of Business Administration, Thunderbird School of Global Management
- **Known for:** Served as Xylem’s founding CFO after its 2011 separation from ITT., Led Polaris during its $8.2 billion sales year in 2021., Chairs Pentair’s Audit and Finance Committee.

## Career timeline

- **1993-1995** — Held finance positions at General Electric.
- **1995-2007** — Held finance positions at Honeywell.
- **2007-2009** — Executive vice president and CFO at StandardAero.
- **2009** — Joined ITT in water-business finance leadership.
- **2011-2015** — Senior vice president and CFO of Xylem following its spinoff from ITT.
- **2015-08** — Joined Polaris as executive vice president, Finance and CFO.
- **2018** — Joined the Pentair board.
- **2021-01** — Became interim CEO of Polaris on January 1.
- **2021-04** — Appointed permanent Polaris CEO and director on April 30; publicly announced May 4.
- **2026-02** — Led Polaris as it completed the Indian Motorcycle separation and majority-stake sale to Carolwood LP.

## Achievements

- Served as Xylem’s founding CFO after its 2011 separation from ITT.
- Led Polaris during its $8.2 billion sales year in 2021.
- Chairs Pentair’s Audit and Finance Committee.
- Led Polaris through the completed February 2026 Indian Motorcycle separation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Polaris announced that Speetzen and CFO Bob Mack would host the third-quarter results call on October 27, 2026.
- **2026-07** — Polaris reported second-quarter sales of $2.023 billion, up 9%; results included $74 million in tariff refunds.
- **2026-02** — Polaris completed the separation of Indian Motorcycle and sale of a majority stake to Carolwood LP.

## Links

- Website: https://www.polaris.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-speetzen-22a0485

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