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Camping Trade World – Issue 09

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BASE CAMP<br />

MOVERS AND SHAKERS<br />

The who’s who of hires and promotions<br />

Leading British caravan and motorhome<br />

manufacturer Bailey of Bristol has<br />

appointed Nicky Kirkwood to its board<br />

as a non-executive director. Nicky brings<br />

a wealth of leadership and advisory<br />

experience to Bailey having worked<br />

extensively on large scale business<br />

transformations and changes throughout<br />

her career. Leading American RV<br />

manufacturer Winnebago Industries<br />

has announced several senior leadership<br />

team changes. Amber Holm is joining<br />

the company as senior vice president,<br />

chief marketing officer, Sri Koneru has<br />

been promoted to senior vice president,<br />

chief information officer, and Chad<br />

Reece has been promoted to vice<br />

president, government and industry<br />

relations. Thomas Schäfer, CEO of the<br />

Volkswagen brand and member of the<br />

board of management for the volume<br />

brand group has been named as the<br />

new chairman of the advisory board<br />

at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles<br />

(VWCV). Innovative RV and vehicle<br />

suspension provider SuperSprings<br />

International (SSI) has announced that<br />

former chief commercial officer, Adam<br />

Weisner, has been promoted to the<br />

position of president of the company.<br />

Adam has been with SSI since August<br />

2018, and in that time has been an<br />

instrumental driver in the company’s<br />

rapid growth curve, growing revenue<br />

by almost three times and net profit<br />

by almost four times. One of Europe’s<br />

biggest producers of motorhomes<br />

and caravans, Erwin Hymer Group<br />

(EHG), has announced changes to its<br />

executive management team that will<br />

see Alexander Leopold replace Martin<br />

Brandt as the company’s CEO. Martin,<br />

who will continue to support EHG in a<br />

non-executive role, has decided to step<br />

down as CEO to devote more time to his<br />

family and private life. Alexander Leopold<br />

is currently chairman of the management<br />

board at EHG brand Dethleffs and<br />

will take over as CEO from 1 July 2022.<br />

Alexander’s position at Dethleffs will be<br />

assumed by Bernhard Kibler, head of<br />

sales operations international at EHG.<br />

Tell us about your hires and promotions via:<br />

david.guest@dhpub.co.uk

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