RVBusiness, May/June 2017

PEOPLEon theMove Roadmaster Inc announced the appointment of Mark Vaccarino as the companys new factory representative for the Northeast Vaccarinos territory will include states along the Eastern seaboard from Virginia to Maine Lippert Components Inc LCI announced the promotion of Caleb Holdread to business development manager within the RV Products Division Holdread will work with LCI RV divisions to provide products to new and existing customers and to identify products that will enhance the current offerings of LCI Priority One Financial Services Inc announced that Tom Newell has moved into the companys equipment finance division In his new role Newell will be dedicated to helping both dealers and their customers with commercial finance and leasing needs Chuck Olson has joined Dicor Corp as director of purchasing Olson has held several directorial and executive manufacturing and purchasing roles within the RV industry with a career spanning more than three decades 100 RVBusiness M A Y J U N E 2 0 1 7 Blue Ox announced that Laura Henry has been promoted to the position of inside sales manager heading up the national inside sales team Her previous role was as an outside sales representative Henry covering Delaware Maryland New Jersey Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia Curt Manufacturing announced the appointment of Roch Rock Lambert as the companys new CEO Lambert succeeds Greg Hooks who joined Curt as CEO in 2000 and led the company through a series of acquisitions including Aries Automotive Towing Electrical Systems TES and Luverne Truck Equipment He will continue to serve as a member of Curts board of Directors Lippert Components Inc LCI announced that Mary Ott has been named regional sales manager Northeast to support LCIs aftermarket business Ott comes to LCI with years of RV and marine aftermarket experience most recently as manufacturer sales consultant for industry agency RV Lifestyle Harry Kusch has joined Blue Ox as a dealer development manager in outside sales serving customers in Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania New Jersey Virginia and West Virginia Kusch has previously served in various roles in the oil and energy industries focusing on sales and the management of accounts in Pennsylvania and Michigan Cruise Inn announced that Trent Arnold has been elevated to the position of president CEO He replaces Scott Anderson who is staying on to continue growing the company which operates a national network of RV parks campgrounds and cabins Arnold joined Cruise Inn last September as executive vice president and CFO focusing on the areas of finance and treasury and assisting in the advancement of the next generation of technology to be implemented at the company He has a long history in hospitality and outdoor recreation industries Danny Vogt CEO and founder of Vogt RV Centers announced that Aaron Vogt has been named as president of the Texas based dealership Vogt RV operates two RV dealerships in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex and will be opening its third location in the area an exclusive 45000 square foot indoor Airstream store later this year Danny Vogt started in the industry selling slide in truck campers in 1967 on a gravel lot next to his fathers marine dealership Over the years Vogt RV grew as a major player in the Texas market often rating as the No 1 volume dealership in the state Fun Roads a 24 7 cable TV channel celebrating the open road announced that Bob Livingston will lead the channels outreach to the RV industry Livingston a 2014 inductee into the RV MH Hall of Fame announced last December that he would retire from his day to day duties at GS Media Events in Southern California where he was senior vice president and group publisher of Trailer Life and MotorHome magazines and the creator and executive producer of the popular television series RVToday Korey Stoner and Kevin Whelchel have joined Blue Ox as an outside sales representatives Stoner will serve customers in Colorado Montana and Wyoming He comes to Blue Ox from field sales of drilling equipment and chemical tank sales in the energy industry Whelchel will serve dealers in Nebraska Iowa Kansas and Missouri according to a press release His prior experience is in dealer sales as a parts associate and registered salesperson of RV parts motorhomes and trailers at dealerships in Virginia RVB Vaccarino Holdread Newell Lambert Ott Arnold Livingston Stoner Whelchel