Randy Potts Elected President of Winnebago Industries

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Randy Potts (file photo)

FOREST CITY, Iowa - January 19, 2011: Winnebago Industries, Inc., a leading United States (U.S.) recreation vehicle manufacturer, today announced the Board of Directors elected Randy Potts to the position of President.

Potts, 52, is a 27-year veteran of Winnebago Industries and was promoted to the position of President effective immediately. Most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning, Potts joined Winnebago Industries in 1983 as a senior tool designer. He has served in various engineering and management positions since that time. In November 2009, he was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and was responsible for new business development for the Company. Previously, Potts had served as Vice President, Manufacturing, a position he held from 2006 to 2009.

Bob Olson will retain the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Winnebago Industries, while relinquishing his title of President in order to focus on the Company's overall direction.

"Randy has a great working knowledge of the Company and its operations, having worked in senior management positions within Winnebago Industries for over a decade," said Olson. "Under his leadership, he directed the Company's recent diversification efforts, culminating in the announcement on December 29, 2010 of the new Winnebago of Indiana, LLC subsidiary, which will build SunnyBrook and Winnebago brand towable products. I have the utmost confidence that he will continue to help the Company grow for the future."

Potts is a graduate of Hawkeye Institute of Technology in Waterloo, Iowa.