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American RV giant Thor Industries has announced that Jan Suwinksi is retiring from its board of directors after 20 years of service, as part of the company’s ongoing director refreshment strategy. 

Jan’s impressive career began back in 1965 in a variety of management roles at global manufacturing company Corning Incorporated. Since then, he has served as chairman of Siecor, clinical professor of management and operations at Samuel-Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management and served on the board of directors at Cray Research, Armco Steel and Ohio Casualty Group. Jan joined the Thor board of directors in 1999.

Andy Graves, chairman of Thor’s board of directors, said: “Jan's voice and leadership in our Board room left deep impressions on THOR's path over the course of the last 20 years. Jan saw Thor grow from a company just over $800 million in revenue to over $8 billion in our last fiscal year. Jan brought passion to strategy for Thor and worked with our management team to develop more robust and successful strategic processes. His contributions profoundly impacted Thor's business trajectory. We are all very thankful for Jan's service, and appreciate his support as we execute our board refreshment program plans. We wish Jan only the best as he retires from his board role.”

Jan added: “Times like this are always bittersweet, as my time with Thor has been such an important part of my professional career, and it's just been such a great experience. Thor is a company that is incredibly diligent about doing things the right way and always seeks to be better tomorrow than it is today. I'm particularly proud of my engagement with the current management team where I worked with them on setting processes for strategy development and pushed for key initiatives focused on operational excellence. The company has a very well-developed strategy that sees well into the future of the RV industry, and I leave with full confidence that this management team is well-positioned to continue on its successful path and to grow upon its successes. I support and participated in the development of the Board's refreshment program and look forward to being a long term shareholder in this great company.”