Nicholas Ariens, great-great-grandson of company founder Henry Ariens, joined Ariens Company in 2010 and became President and Chief Operating Officer in October 2023.
In this role, Ariens leads all aspects of product development, manufacturing, supply chain, and sales and marketing for the business. AriensCo equipment brands include Ariens Sno-Thro® snow throwers; Ariens® lawn and garden equipment; Gravely® commercial equipment; and AS-Motor® high grass and slope professional mowing equipment.
Ariens previously led the Americas Region as Executive Vice President beginning in 2022. He was responsible for all facets of AriensCo’s business in the region including Sales & Marketing, Product Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, RapidCare, Human Resources and Finance. The Americas Region produces AriensCo’s Ariens Sno-Thro® snow throwers; Ariens® lawn and garden equipment; and Gravely® commercial equipment brands.
He has held various leadership positions within AriensCo over the past 12 years including, Product management, Sales & Marketing, Director of Supply Chain and Logistics and Vice President of RapidCare. Prior to joining AriensCo Nicholas spent several years with General Mills in their commodity purchasing group.
Nicholas has a B.S. in Business Management from Babson College and an MBA from the Copenhagen Business School.