Thor Industries (THO) Appoints Peter B. Orthwein as Interim Chairman/CEO

November 10, 2009 1:55 PM EST

Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE: THO) 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.

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