As the company’s long-time CEO, co-founder and largest shareholder, David Meyer has been a driving force behind Titan Machinery—the largest Case IH and New Holland dealer with 150 locations on three continents.
Effective Feb. 1, 2024, Meyer will transition to executive chairman and continue to serve as chairman of the board. President and COO Bryan Knutson will become President and CEO of the company.
“I am very proud of what our team at Titan Machinery has achieved since my early days in the dealership nearly 50 years ago, and the breadth and depth of our operation is a testament to the talent that we’ve attracted to the organization,” Meyer said.
Titan Machinery was founded in 1980.
“Bryan is a natural leader with a successful track record and has proven his ability to excel across all aspects of our business,” Meyer says. “As his career has progressed through senior management positions with increased levels of responsibility, Bryan has been an integral member of our executive team and has demonstrated a thorough and insightful approach to strategy and operational execution, while at the same time showing an ability to build lasting relationships that have served our customers, employees, suppliers, and shareholders extremely well. I am extremely confident in Bryan’s capabilities and have watched his development over the last 20 plus years as he has excelled in both store and central leadership roles, which makes him uniquely qualified to lead Titan Machinery in our next stage of growth.”
Prior to becoming president of the organization, Knutson led Titan Machinery’s North American Agriculture and Construction Equipment Operations.
“I’m excited, honored, and humbled by the opportunity to lead the Titan Machinery organization, which has been such an important part of my life for over 20 years,” Knutson said. “During my time at Titan Machinery, David and I built a very strong relationship, working together with our global team to deliver on our growth strategy through a track record of robust and consistent organic growth, M&A execution, advancing our customer care strategy and employee engagement, and instilling a culture of operational excellence that has resulted in an improved margin profile across all segments of our business. I look forward to continuing to work with David, our Board, our executive leadership team, and our more than 3,000 global team members to continue providing world-class service to our customers and building significant value for our stakeholders.”
