Newmar Corp.’s John Sammut to Retire After Lengthy Career

John Sammut addresses the dealer audience at the 2021 Newmar Dealer Meetings at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Conference Center in Kissimmee, Fla. Sammut would always appear for his presentations dressed in costume appropriate for the event’s location.

John Sammut

After 26 years in the RV industry, John Sammut, Newmar Corp.’s vice president of sales and marketing, has decided to retire effective May 26, according to an announcement by Newmar President Casey Tubman. The effective date means Sammut will continue in his role through the spring selling season, including the annual Newmar dealer event and introduction of the 2024 model year product line.

Sammut joined Newmar in 2004 as director of sales after holding leadership roles at Fleetwood RV. He was promoted to VP of Sales and Marketing in 2006. He was a key member of the executive team that guided the company through the recession from 2008‐2010. Coming out of that challenging time, Newmar had 39 retail locations in the U.S. and Canada. With Sammut’s leadership, and a talented sales and marketing team, Newmar has since doubled its retail locations across North America, building strong relationships with top tier dealer partners, the release continued.

Sammut makes a point during his presentation to dealers at the 2022 Newmar Dealing Meeting.

He also played an active role in product planning efforts, helping to enhance Newmar’s unparalleled reputation for quality and craftsmanship, Tubman continued. During his tenure, Newmar introduced several successful new brands including Bay Star, Bay Star Sport, Ventana, New Aire, London Aire, King Aire and the company’s first Super C product lines, Super Star and Supreme Aire.

Sammut’s numerous contributions to dealer network expansion, strong new products, and sales and marketing excellence helped grow Newmar’s total Class A market share from just over 5% in 2010 to nearly 13% today, and diesel Class A share from just over 6% to over 27% as of November 2022.

He was recently recognized by the Winnebago Industries’ leadership team with the Trusted Leadership Value Award. “Trust has been a key component in all of John’s business relationships during his 26 years in the RV industry, and he will be missed by colleagues and customers,” Tubman noted.

“I am thankful for John and the many years he has supported the growth of Newmar Corp and the brands we represent, and we wish him well in his retirement. I appreciate John for giving us the notice of his retirement and time to see through our annual cycle of spring shows, dealer meeting and new product model year launch. We will begin the planning for John’s successor who will be named in the future,” Tubman stated.

Source: https://rvbusiness.com/newmar-corp-s-john-sammut-to-retire-after-lengthy-career/