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Article: Vice Chairman Peter B. Orthwein Appointed Interim Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer.
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- November 10, 2009
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JACKSON CENTER, Ohio, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thor Industries, Inc. announced today that Wade F. B. Thompson is ill and has relinquished his duties as Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer.
Effective immediately, Peter B. Orthwein, Vice Chairman, co-founder, and a director of Thor, has been appointed interim Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Orthwein, age 64, has served as a director of Thor since its founding in 1980 and Vice Chairman since 1986.
This release includes certain statements that are "forward looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of ...