Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Wade F.B. Thompson |
Chief Executive Officer |
| Andy Imanse |
President, Thor Commercial Business |
| Daniel L. Dimich |
President, General Coach, Bc |
| Jeff Kime |
President, Four Winds |
| Manuel A. Caravia |
President, Komfort |
| Mark R. Lucas |
President, Crossroads |
| Richard W. Florea |
President, Dutchmen |
| Robert H. Wheeler, III |
President, Airstream |
| Robert N. Thompson |
President, Thor California |
| Ronald J. Fenech |
President, Keystone |
| Tim J. Howard |
President, Breckenridge |
| William C. Fenech |
President, Damon |
| Christian G. Farman |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Richard E. Riegel |
Chief Operating Officer |
| Walter L. Bennett |
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary |
| Willam C. Fenech |
Executive Vice President, Keystone |
| Clare G. Wentworth |
Senior Vice President, Purchasing |
| Sheldon E. Walle |
Senior Vice President, Eldorado National, Ks |
| Anthony W. Wayne |
Vice President, Eldorado National, Ca |
| John A. Resnik |
Vice President, Champion Business |
| Roger W. Faulkner |
Vice President, General Coach, on |
| Ted Bartus |
Vice President, Purchasing |
| Troy Snyder |
General Manager, Goshen Coach Thor |
| Jeff Thompson |
Lead Director |
| John Beaver |
Director, Marketing Communications |
| Alan Siegel |
Director |
| Jan H. Suwinski |
Director |
| Neil D. Chrisman |
Director |
| Peter B. Orthwein |
Treasurer |
| William C. Tomson |
Director |
Board of Directors
Wade F. B. Thompson, age 68, has been the President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the
Company since its founding in 1980. He currently serves as Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director of the Company. Mr. Thompson is not related to Geoffrey A. Thompson.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Thor Industries, Inc. |
President, Thor Commercial Business |
Current |
| El Dorado National |
President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Thor Industries, Inc. |
President, Four Winds |
Current |
| Four Winds International Corp. |
President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Thor Industries, Inc. |
President, Komfort |
Current |
| Komfort Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dutchmen Manufactoring, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Thor Industries, Inc. |
President, Dutchmen |
Current |
| Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc. |
President |
Former |
Christian G. Farman, age 49, has been with the Company since May 2008 serving as Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Farman, served as Chief
Financial Officer of Deutsch, a leading manufacturer of electrical connectors, from May 2006 to May
2007. From December 2003 to December 2005, Mr. Farman served as Chief Financial Officer of Insituform Technologies, Inc., a NASDAQ listed infrastructure company, first as Vice President, from
December 2003 to January 2005, and then as Senior Vice President, from January 2005 to December
2005. From February 2003 to April 2003, Mr. Farman served as Chief Operating Officer of the National
Audubon Society. Prior to that, from 1989 to 2001, Mr. Farman was employed by Vivendi North America
(previously Anjou International), a water treatment and environmental services company, which he joined
as Controller and was ultimately promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior
to Vivendi North America, he was employed as a senior audit manager at Price Waterhouse (now known
as PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP), where he worked from 1979 to 1989. Mr. Farman is a Certified Public
Accountant.
Richard E. Riegel, III, age 42, has been with the Company since May 1998. Mr. Riegel was appointed as
Chief Operating Officer of the Company in October 2007 and from August 2005 to October 2007 served
as Group President. From 1998 through April 2002, Mr. Riegel served as Vice President, Corporate
Development of the Company, and from April 2002 through August 2005, he served as President and
CEO of Airstream, Inc. Mr. Riegel is the son-in-law of Wade F. B. Thompson.
Walter L. Bennett, age 62, has been with the Company and its predecessor since July 1977 and currently
serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary of the Company. He
became Vice President, Finance, of Airstream, Inc., in September 1980; Vice President, Finance, of the
Company in September 1983; Chief Administrative Officer/Secretary of the Company in November 1985;
Senior Vice President of the Company in February, 1989; Chief Financial Officer of the Company in
March 1999 and Executive Vice President of the Company in January 2004. Mr. Bennett relinquished his
Chief Financial Officer duties when Mr. Christian G. Farman joined the Company in May 2008.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Thor Industries, Inc. |
Vice President, Eldorado National, Ca |
Current |
| El Dorado National |
Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Nordeman Grimm, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Palisades Advisors, LLC |
Partner |
Current |
| Thor Industries, Inc. |
Lead Director |
Current |
| Palisades Advisors, LLC |
Leader and Manager of Businesses |
Current |
| Marine Midland Bank |
Chairman of Board |
Current |
| Stoneleigh Partners Acquisition Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Palisades Advisors, LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| General Electric Credit Corporation |
President and CEO |
Former |
| HSBC Plc |
CEO |
Former |
| Kohlberg & Company, L.L.C. |
Partner |
Former |
| Palisades Advisors, LLC |
Specialist |
Former |
| Citibank, N.A. |
|
Former |
| Harvard University |
MBA |
Former |
| Columbia College |
BA |
Former |
| Columbia University |
B.A. |
Former |
Alan Siegel, age 73, who became a Director in September 1983, is a retired partner of the law firm of Akin
Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. Mr. Siegel is also a director of The Wet Seal, Inc. and Ermenegildo
Zegna Corporation.
Jan H. Suwinski, age 67, who was appointed as a Director in July 1999, has been a Professor of
Business Operations at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University
since July 1996. From 1990 to 1996, Mr. Suwinski was Executive Vice President, Opto Electronics Group
at Corning, Incorporated and Chairman of Siecor, a Siemens/Corning joint venture. Mr. Suwinski is a
director of Tellabs, Inc. and ACI Worldwide, Inc.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cornell University |
Professor of Business Operations, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management |
Current |
| Thor Industries, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Tellabs, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Visual Web Solutions, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Corning Incorporated |
Executive Vice President, Opto Electronics Group |
Former |
| Cornell University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Cornell University |
B.M.E |
Former |
Neil D. Chrisman, age 71, who was appointed as a Director in July 1999, is a retired Managing Director of
J. P. Morgan & Co. Mr. Chrisman retired from J. P. Morgan in 1993.
Peter B. Orthwein, age 63, has served as Treasurer and a Director of the Company since its founding in
1980. He currently serves as Vice Chairman, Treasurer and Director of the Company.
William C. Tomson, age 72, who became a Director in June 1988, is the Vice Chairman of Board
Member, Inc. Mr. Tomson has been with the firm since 1995. Board Member, Inc. publishes Bank
Director and Corporate Board Member magazines.
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