RVBusiness, March/April 2020

PEOPLEon theMove The Elkhart Truth reported that Skyline Corp founder Art Decio a board member for the Lerner Theatre and an emeritus member of the University of Notre Dame board of trustees was honored when he discovered his name was emblazoned on a plaque in the lobby of the Lerner Theatre Everyone around you that knows you becomes a better Decio person and I am no exception then Mayor Tim Neese told Decio Youre the person who when were in need of something we go to and you always say yes to the city of Elkhart Several years ago Neese said Decio was part of a panel assessing the viability of the ELCO Theater and whether it was feasible to remake the property into what is today the Lerner Theatre Art not only was instrumental in raising the money but was probably the largest financial contributor Neese said Thetford Corp announced the addition of Alissa Reyes to its senior leadership team Reyes joins Thetford as vice president of human resources with over a decade of experience engaging employee populations in technical manufacturing and corporate environments In her new role Reyes will be responsible for leading Thetford and Norcolds HR efforts by providing strategic consultation to the corporate leadership team coordinating the companys current and future staffing plans and supervising the companys human resource processes Airxcel Inc recently announced two promotions Marc Brunner has been appointed VP of operations and engineering for Airxcels Dicor Products United Shade and Vixen Composite brands and respective Elkhart Ind facilities Brunner is responsible for operations purchasing and engineering as well as executing specific global initiatives supporting the companys growth strategy Caroline Callahan has been promoted to the position of social media manager Callahan will manage the public relations and social media presence of all 11 of Airxcels brands Airstream Inc announced the retirement of Senior Vice President of Operations Mark Wahl following an over twodecade career at the company Wahl joined Airstream in 1997 as the vice president of manufacturing He came to Airstream having already established himself as a leader and innovator in the RV industry beginning his career at Avion Coach Corp in Benton Harbor Mich Avion was then acquired by Fleetwood Enterprises where Wahl held various 88 RVBusiness M A R C H A P R I L 2 0 2 0 management positions He eventually went to work at Damon Corp where he spent almost three years and was plant manager before joining Airstream as vice president of manufacturing Elkhart Ind based Future Sales Inc announced the addition of Dave Middleton to its sales team Middleton is a 20 year industry veteran who has held prominent positions in both purchasing and sales He earned his bachelors at Indiana Tech in business administration Elkhart Ind based TekModo announced the addition of Adam Hawkins to its sales team as national senior account manager of RV marine and specialty vehicles Hawkins comes to Tek Modo with 30 years of experience in the RV industry in sales and manufacturing management He was most recently a sales representative for Lami Plast and senior account manager at Thetford Norcold Airstream Inc announced that it has hired Josh Fonner and Jason Overman as new regional sales directors replacing longtime Airstream Director of Sales Brent Rudd who is retiring The Outdoor Industry Association OIA announced Lise Aangeenbrug as its new executive director Aangeenbrug is currently the executive director of the Outdoor Foundation OIAs philanthropic arm that focuses on getting kids and families outside Aangeenbrug joined the Outdoor Foundation in early 2018 and spearheaded multi year capacity building grants to underserved communities Larry Brownfields job at Kampgrounds of America Inc KOA just got bigger Brownfield who has served as KOAs Director of Franchise Development for several years will now take on overall responsibility for KOAs campground conversion efforts Brownfield will oversee the efforts of two other KOA conversion experts Winnebago Industries Inc announced the appointment of Sara Armbruster to its board of directors She will sit on the finance and human resources committees Armbruster is vice president strategy research and digital transformation for Steelcase Inc a provider of office furniture Foremost Transport Inc announced that Bill Martin was named vice president Headquartered in Goshen Ind Foremost Transport also has operations in Fitzgerald Ga Perris Calif and Pendleton Ore Martin most recently held the position of director of safety for Foremost and Quality Drive Away Cargo trailer manufacturer LOOK Trailers announced that Doug Moats has joined its executive team as director of marketing Moats will be responsible for all marketing efforts for the LOOK Trailers family of brands including brand development creative public relations social and other key digital marketing and innovation initiatives Lippert Components Inc LCI announced that it has promoted Rob Ford to chief technology officer for LCI Technologies Ford will primarily focus his efforts on driving technological integrations throughout the product development process across all of LCIs product lines Togo Group announced key hires Stephanie Puglisi joined the Togo Group pack as Roadtrippers head of content Anh Nguyen was named as vice president strategic initiatives Rose Grabowski became part of the Togo RV team as vice president of product Dave Hine joined the Mighway team as head of marketing and partnerships for the peer to peer recreational vehicle rental service in New Zealand TekModo announced the hiring of Kevin Finn as director of sales and business development Finn will oversee the RV marine and specialty vehicles divisions Finn comes to Tek Modo with 23 years of experience in the RV industry in both sales and manufacturing management Industry veteran Jeff Kloska has returned to Keystone RV Co to take the helm of the companys award winning Sprinter fifth wheel line Kloska takes the reins as Sprinter is experiencing strong market share growth with a nearly 10 gain in 2019 Classic Transport announced changes in leadership as the company recently promoted three executives to new positions Jodi Schieber now serves as Classic Transports president Dennis Pontius now vice president leads the sales and marketing efforts Duane Schlabach formerly president continues to serve on the board of directors RVB Reyes Hawkins Brunner Aangeenbrug Moats Ford Kloska Brownfield Armbruster Callahan Middleton Finn Wahl