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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 />
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