Wabash National Appoints Brent Yeagy As President & CEO - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Wabash National Corp. (WNC) announced that Brent Yeagy, President and Chief Operating Officer, has assumed the role of President and CEO, effective June 2, 2018. Yeagy follows Richard Giromini, who stepped down from his role as Chief Executive Officer on June 1 as part of a planned succession.

Yeagy has been with Wabash National for more than 15 years, most recently serving as President and Chief Operating Officer since October 1, 2016. Yeagy joined Wabash National in 2003 and held a number of positions with increasing responsibility, including Vice President of Manufacturing, Vice President and General Manager - Commercial Trailer Products, and Senior Vice President and Group President - Commercial Trailer Products.

Giromini will remain with the company serving in the role of Executive Advisor through June 1, 2019, following which he will retire from Wabash National.