The past six months have been a whirlwind of activity for Fleetwood RV Inc. and its new president, John Draheim.

An industry veteran who got his start with Fleetwood before moving on to take key posts with Monaco Coach, National RV and Thor California, Draheim returned to Fleetwood in early 2008, during a particularly challenging time for the once venerable RV maker, as it slashed operations and sold off whole business units in an attempt to stem consistent and significant quarterly losses, culminating in the company’s bankruptcy filing in early 2009.

Draheim played a key role in helping New York-based private equity firm AIP acquire Fleetwood Enterprises’ assets from bankruptcy in July, and shortly thereafter he was named president of the company and co-leader, along with CEO Chuck Wilkinson.

Following Fleetwood RV’s much anticipated presentation to dealers Dec. 1 at the National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky., Draheim spoke at length with RV PRO regarding the company’s new products for 2010, its plans to leverage the strengths of its new parent company and its goal to return to its glory days of old.

Full article is available at http://rv-pro.com/article/qa-fleetwood-president-john-draheim.