Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 15, 2004
WADE F. B. THOMPSON co-founded Thor Industries, Inc. with Peter B.
Orthwein on August 29, 1980. Since that time the company has grown
through a combination of internal growth and acquisitions into the
largest manufacturer of recreation vehicles and mid-size buses. For the
year ended July 31, 2004, Thor sales and net income were $2.188 billion
and $106 million, respectively. On July 31, 2004, Thor had $199 million
cash and zero debt. Mr. Thompson is a trustee of the Municipal Art
Society and Mystic Seaport Museum. He is the founder of The Drive
Against Prostate Cancer and the Seventh Regiment Armory Conservancy. Profile
picture of the things you are doing at the present time?
Mr. Thompson: Thor Industries was founded in 1980; we're in
