Sauriol Named Manager of Ridewell's Canadian sales

Click Illustration for Larger Image Gary Wasney

Click Illustration for Larger Image Claude Sauriol

After 7 years as manager of Canadian sales for Ridewell Suspensions, Gary Wasney is retiring. He began his career driving specialized heavy-haul equipment and has now logged more than 40 years in the transportation industry.

"Gary will really be missed at Ridewell," said Rick Rickman, Vice President of Sales. "He played a critical role in making Ridewell a recognized name in Canada and increased our market share dramatically."

Stepping into Wasney's role as manager of Canadian sales is Claude Sauriol. Sauriol comes to Ridewell with more than 20 years of industry experience and special expertise in managing technically-complex products. Prior to joining Ridewell, he served as the Canadian Aftermarket Sales Manager for Hendrickson International.

"We are excited to have Claude on board. His experience in the industry and with Canada in particular will allow him to make an immediate positive contribution," Rickman said.

Ridewell manufactures suspensions for the truck, trailer, bus, and RV industries. The company supplies the North American community as well as many other countries worldwide.

Doug Schnell has been named Recreational Vehicle OEM Account Manager at Thetford Corporation, a supplier of sanitation and refrigeration products for the RV, marine and heavy-duty truck industries.

Schnell joins Thetford following more than 16 years of sales experience, including nearly 10 years as sales manager of Elkhart, Ind.-based Keyline Sales, a manufacturer and distributor to the RV industry.

Jayco Corp. announced that Glenn Troyer has resigned as president of the company's Entegra Coach subsidiary.

In making the announcement, Derald Bontrager, Jayco president, said that Troyer indicated a desire "to take time off to pursue a number of personal interests before he moves on to the next phase of his career. Since the inception of Entegra Coach earlier this year, Glenn has brought both strong product knowledge and a customer-based orientation to our operations. His excellent reputation in our industry is well deserved and the Jayco family wishes him well in his future endeavors."

Jayco Corp. formed Entegra Coach, Inc. in April after it purchased certain assets of the former Travel Supreme Corporation. Based in Wakarusa, Indiana, Entegra Coach manufactures and markets luxury fifth wheel travel trailers under the Emblem and Alanté brand names and Class A motorhomes with the Aspire, Anthem and Cornerstone nameplates.

Bontrager said that Troyer would not be replaced. "Entegra's product offerings are well set and we will now focus on the work of building the Entegra Coach name in the marketplace; the Entegra Coach team will report to the appropriate Jayco corporate executives," he said.

Jayco is the world's largest privately-held producer of recreational vehicles. In addition to Entegra Coach, Inc. and Jayco, Inc., the company also owns Starcraft RV.