Allegations have arisen from H Partners Management, one of Harley-Davidson's biggest investors and the leader of its current boardroom infighting, that retiring CEO Jochen Zeitz and board directors Thomas Linebarger and Sara Levinson are holding "secret" meetings with select shareholders ahead of next week's annual shareholder meeting.
The meeting, the stage for its current power drama to come to a head, is meant to elect, or re-elect, the company's board and figure out who'll lead the company's search for its next CEO.
However, the new allegations made by H Partners Management include that to garner support for Harley-Davidson's current board picks, along with going ahead with the company's already stated plan in terms of finding a new CEO, Zeitz, Linebarger, and Levinson are meeting with shareholders in secret to bolster their position.
