Chuck Boderman Named New VP Of Honda Motorcycle Division
From a Honda press release:
American Honda announced today that Chuck Boderman has been promoted to the position of Vice President, Motorcycle Division. Outgoing Motorcycle Division Vice President Robert Gurga will serve as a Senior Advisor ahead of his August retirement.
“I’m excited to assume this new role with American Honda,” Boderman said. “It’s an exhilarating time for the powersports industry, and I’m honored to have the opportunity to build on Bob’s accomplishments as we work toward future growth at Honda.”
Boderman has a long history with Honda, beginning in 1983 with a customer-service job in New Jersey. Over the next 15 years, he served in roles in field service and field sales while working in several different markets in the United States. After transferring to American Honda Motor Company’s Torrance, California, headquarters in 1998, Boderman held management positions in which he was responsible for sales operations, dealer development and marketing before being named Assistant Vice President in 2006.
“After more than 37 years, I’ll be retiring from Honda later this year,” Gurga said. “Looking back, I’ve been very fortunate to have worked for Honda, and I’m grateful for the opportunities I’ve been given and the lifelong friendships I’ve made at Honda, with our dealers, our customers and in the industry. Soon, I’ll leave Honda, confident that the Honda ‘Racing Spirit’ is firmly embraced by our associates, and that Team Honda is prepared for any opportunity or challenge that arises.”
American Honda’s organizational structure will have six senior managers covering all business operations in sales, service and product planning, reporting directly to Boderman.
Troy's been riding motorcycles and writing about them since 2006, getting his start at Rider Magazine. From there, he moved to Sport Rider Magazine before finally landing at Motorcycle.com in 2011. A lifelong gearhead who didn't fully immerse himself in motorcycles until his teenage years, Troy's interests have always been in technology, performance, and going fast. Naturally, racing was the perfect avenue to combine all three. Troy has been racing nearly as long as he's been riding and has competed at the AMA national level. He's also won multiple club races throughout the country, culminating in a Utah Sport Bike Association championship in 2011. He has been invited as a guest instructor for the Yamaha Champions Riding School, and when he's not out riding, he's either wrenching on bikes or watching MotoGP.
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