Wabash (NYSE: WNC), a leader in end-to-end supply chain
solutions for the transportation, logistics and infrastructure
markets, today announced key executive appointments effective
January 15, 2025, aimed at advancing the company’s growth strategy
and delivering greater value to customers, partners and
stakeholders.
Drew Schwartzhoff has been named Senior Vice
President and Chief Commercial Officer. In this role, he will lead
Wabash’s commercial organization, driving initiatives to enhance
customer engagement, expand market opportunities and align the
company’s innovative solutions with evolving customer needs.
Schwartzhoff joined Wabash in 2023, bringing over 25 years of
experience in marketing and business leadership. Previously, he
held senior marketing roles at C.H. Robinson, a global logistics
provider, where he enhanced customer experience and expanded market
presence. His expertise spans business-to-business and
business-to-consumer marketing, with a strong focus on logistics
and supply chain. Schwartzhoff earned a Bachelor of Business
Administration in Marketing from St. Cloud State University.
Donald Winston has been named Senior Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer. With more than 25 years of
manufacturing leadership experience, Winston has a proven track
record of driving operational excellence, safety and quality. He
joined Wabash in January 2024 as Vice President, Global Operations
and was promoted to Senior Vice President later that year. Prior to
Wabash, Winston held senior roles at Novolex, Closure Systems
International, Ardagh Group and Ford Motor Company, where he
developed expertise in building process-oriented operational
environments. He holds a Master of Science in Industrial
Engineering Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Organizational
Leadership and Supervision from Purdue University, along with
Executive Leadership Training through Duke Corporate Education.
“Drew and Donald are exceptional leaders who bring
a powerful combination of strategic vision and operational
expertise to Wabash,” said President and Chief Executive Officer
Brent Yeagy. “Drew’s customer-first approach and proven ability to
align strategy with execution, paired with Donald’s dedication to
operational excellence and continuous improvement, position us to
deliver even greater value to our customers and partners as we
pursue our growth strategy.”
Kevin Page will retire from his role as Senior Vice
President and Chief Commercial Officer after eight years with
Wabash. Since joining the company in 2017, Page has played an
important role in navigating new opportunities and advancing the
company’s customer-focused strategy. To ensure a smooth transition,
he will continue in a senior advisory role through June 1.
“Kevin has made significant contributions during
his time with Wabash, leaving a lasting legacy of leadership and
strategic vision,” Yeagy added. “We are grateful for his dedication
and impact on the organization, and we wish him and his family all
the best in this next chapter.”
These leadership changes reflect Wabash’s
unwavering commitment to driving innovation, delivering exceptional
service, and empowering customers and dealers to succeed. With
Schwartzhoff and Winston in their new roles, Wabash is poised to
continue delivering exceptional value to its customers, partners,
and stakeholders while shaping the future of transportation,
logistics and infrastructure.
For more information about Wabash’s executive
leaders, please visit onewabash.com.
Wabash: Changing How the World Reaches
You®Wabash (NYSE: WNC) combines physical and digital
technologies to deliver innovative, end-to-end solutions that
optimize supply chains across transportation, logistics and
infrastructure markets. Headquartered in Lafayette, Indiana, Wabash
designs, manufactures, and services an extensive range of products
supporting first-to-final mile operations, including dry and
refrigerated trailers and truck bodies, platform trailers, tank
trailers, structural composites and more. In addition, through the
Wabash Marketplace and Wabash Parts, customers gain access to a
nationwide parts and service network, Trailers as a Service
(TaaS)℠, and advanced tools designed to streamline operations and
drive growth. By enabling businesses to thrive today and prepare
for tomorrow, Wabash is Changing How the World Reaches You®. Learn
more at onewabash.com.
Safe Harbor StatementThis press
release contains certain forward-looking statements as defined by
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements convey the Company’s current
expectations or forecasts of future events. All statements
contained in this press release other than statements of historical
fact are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements include, among other things, all statements regarding
the Company’s outlook for trailer and truck body shipments,
backlog, expectations regarding demand levels for trailers, truck
bodies, non-trailer equipment and our other diversified product
offerings, pricing, profitability and earnings, cash flow and
liquidity, opportunity to capture higher margin sales, new product
innovations, our growth and diversification strategies, our
expectations for improved financial performance during the course
of the year and our expectations with regards to capital
allocation. These and the Company’s other forward-looking
statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied
by the forward-looking statements. Without limitation, these risks
and uncertainties include the risks related to the Missouri product
liability action and the unfavorable jury verdict, the highly
cyclical nature of our business, uncertain economic conditions
including the possibility that customer demand may not meet our
expectations, our backlog may not reflect future sales of our
products, increased competition, reliance on certain customers and
corporate partnerships, risks of customer pick-up delays, shortages
and costs of raw materials including the impact of tariffs or other
international trade developments, risks in implementing and
sustaining improvements in the Company’s manufacturing operations
and cost containment, dependence on industry trends and timing,
supplier constraints, labor costs and availability, customer
acceptance of and reactions to pricing changes, costs of
indebtedness, and our ability to execute on our long-term strategic
plan. Readers should review and consider the various disclosures
made by the Company in this press release and in the Company’s
reports to its stockholders and periodic reports on Forms 10-K and
10-Q.
Media Contact: Dana
StelselDirector, Communications(765)
771-5766dana.stelsel@onewabash.com
Investor Relations: Ryan ReedVice
President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations(765)
490-5664ryan.reed@onewabash.com
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