Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 20, 1998
CLAIRE C. SKINNER, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Office of
Coachmen Industries, Inc. Birth date/place: August 25, 1954; Dallas,
Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas; B.A.
Journalism/Marketing University of Notre Dame Law School; Las degree.
Career Experience: 1983-present, Coachmen Industries, Inc.; 1983-1985,
Vice President of Advertising and Public Relations, Coachmen Industries,
Inc.; 1985-1987, Vice President and General Manager of Coachmen
Recreational Vehicle Co., Indiana Division; 1987-1997, President of
Coachmen Recreational Vehicle Co.; 1990, Executive Vice President of
Coachmen Industries, Inc.; 1993, Director, Coachmen Industries, Inc.;
1995, Vice Chairman, Coachmen Industries, Inc.; August 1, 1997-present,
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Coachmen Industries,
Inc.; 1981-1993, Civil Litigation Attorney, McKenna, Stores, Rowe, White
and Farrug, Chicago, Illinois. Organizations: 191-present,
Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA); 1995-present, Board of
Directors; 1997-present, Executive Committee (Secretary); 1996-present,
Public and Legislative Affairs Committee; 1995-present,
Manufacturer/Dealer Relations Committee; 1996-present, Go RVing
Committee (Chairman, Sub-committee on Measurement); 1993-present, Public
Relations Committee; 1996, Nominating Committee; 1991-1993, Marketing
Information Committee; 1993-present, Florida Recreation Vehicle Trade
Association (Board of Directors); 1993-present, University of Notre Dame
(Law School Advisory Board). Family: Husband, James P. Skinner.
Residence: P.O. Box 71, Middlebury, IN 46540. Profile
time.
Ms. Skinner: Coachmen Industries is the third largest manufacturer of
recreational vehicles. Recreational
