Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. (fka FLTWQ)

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07-28-10 Fleetwood RV Announces Addition of Two Vice Presidents to Its Senior Leadership Team

Fleetwood RV Announces Addition of Two Vice Presidents to Its Senior Leadership Team
07-28-10
Fleetwood RV, Inc., a leading producer of Class A and Class C recreational vehicles, today announced the addition of Luis Ortiz, Vice President of Operations, and Colin Roberts, Vice President of Engineering and Development to the Company; joining CEO, John Draheim and CFO, Debra Pak on the senior leadership team. Both Ortiz and Roberts will report directly to Draheim.

As Vice President of Operations, Ortiz’ primary responsibility will be the oversight of the Company’s materials, manufacturing, quality and lean initiatives. Ortiz has over 15 years of experience in lean transformation and has led more than 400 major kaizen projects within the auto and bus industries. He began his career with Freudenberg-NOK where he held various manufacturing and operational roles during his 18-year tenure. Prior to joining Fleetwood RV, Ortiz served as Director of Lean and Manufacturing at Collins Bus Corporation, a division of Collins Industries; an American Industrial Partners (“AlP”) company.

As Vice President of Engineering and Development, Roberts will be primarily responsible for the Company’s product design, engineering and development initiatives. In his new role, Colin brings over 15 years of auto and truck industry engineering experience to Fleetwood RV. He began his career at General Motors where he worked on various projects including Hummer®, Corvette®, and full-size trucks. For the past three years, he has served as Vice President of Engineering at Capacity of Texas, another division of Collins Industries. Roberts received a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State and earned master's degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan and in business administration from Indiana University.

“We are happy to welcome Luis and Colin to the Fleetwood RV family,” said Draheim. “Both bring a tremendous amount of knowledge to the company and will play key roles as we continue to refine our processes in order to bring high-quality, high-value motor homes to our dealers and customers.”

For more information about Fleetwood RV and its entire line of motor homes, call 1-800-322-8216 or visit www.fleetwoodrv.com.

About Fleetwood RV, Inc.
Fleetwood RV, Inc. (“Fleetwood RV” or the “Company”) is a leading manufacturer of Class A and Class C recreational vehicles. The Company has one of the best and longest standing distribution networks in the industry and boasts some of the industry’s most recognized and iconic brand names such as American Coach and Bounder. Fleetwood RV is headquartered in Decatur, Ind., which is also its principal manufacturing location.

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