February 12, 2021
Hawthorne Cat leadership, l. to r., Tee Ness, former president; David Ness, president and CEO; Tom Hawthorne, former president.
Hawthorne Cat
Hawthorne Cat has promoted David K. Ness to president and CEO for all Hawthorne divisions. He succeeds his father Tee Ness, and grandfather, Tom Hawthorne, in the role of president.
A 20-year Hawthorne veteran, Ness has held various positions, including engine business manager at Hawthorne Power Systems division and vice president of sales, responsible for the San Diego and Hawaii regions. In 2015, he was promoted to chief operations officer and senior vice president.
“Hawthorne is a family-run business and I’m proud to say that I am only the third president in our 65-year history," says David Ness. "At Hawthorne, our mission is to help our customers build better communities, and I look forward to the continued and new partnerships with our customers that keep our communities strong”.