People: Rush Enterprises, Inc. (RUSHA.O)
RUSHA.O on Nasdaq
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9 Feb 2010
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9 Feb 2010
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush, W. Marvin | 70 | 2006 | Chairman of the Board |
| Rush, W. | 50 | 2006 | President, Chief Executive Officer |
| Keller, Steven | 39 | 2007 | Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Treasurer |
| Naegelin, Martin | 45 | 2007 | Executive Vice President |
| Anderson, Scott | 51 | 2006 | Senior Vice President - Finance and Insurance |
| Thor, James | 51 | 2004 | Senior Vice President - Retail Sales |
| Orf, David | 59 | 1996 | Senior Vice President - Marketing, Fleets and Specialized Equipment Sales |
| Gorup, Daryl | 60 | 1997 | Senior Vice President - Dealership Operations |
| Lowe, J. | 65 | 1999 | Senior Vice President - Corporate Development |
| Weaver, Derrek | 36 | 2006 | Vice President - Legal Affairs, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary |
| Hall, Richard | 70 | 2003 | Vice President - Insurance |
| Krause, Ronald | 81 | 1996 | Director |
| Marshall, Harold | 73 | 1999 | Director |
| Akin, Thomas | 54 | 2004 | Director |
| Underwood, James | 65 | 2008 | Director |
| Szczepanski, Gerald | 61 | 2008 | Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Rush, W. Marvin | W. Marvin Rush is the Chairman of the Board of Rush Enterprises, Inc. He founded the Company in 1965. He served as President from its inception until November 1995 when he began his service as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In 2006, he resigned his position as Chief Executive Officer, but continues to serve as Chairman of the Board. He served on the Peterbilt dealer council from 1984 until 1987 and was elected its Chairman in 1987. He was active on the PacLease Executive Committee from 1989 until 1992 and was Chairman in 1992. Other honors include the regional Peterbilt Dealer of the Year in 1986, 1987 and 1988, as well as the Midranger Dealer of the Year in 1989. His highest Peterbilt honor was being named North American Peterbilt Dealer of the Year for 1993, 1994, 2000 and 2001. |
| Rush, W. | Mr. Rush has served as President of Rush since 1995 and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 2006. Mr. W.M. “Rusty” Rush has overseen all day-to-day operations of the Company since 2001, when he was named the Company’s Chief Operating Officer. Mr. W.M. “Rusty” Rush served as Vice President and Executive Vice President of the Company from 1990 until November 1995 when he began his service as President of the Company. |
| Keller, Steven | Mr. Keller has served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Rush Enterprises, Inc. since March 2007. Mr. Keller has been intimately involved in the Company’s finance and accounting functions since 1997, with responsibility for financial analysis and planning, business acquisitions, SEC reporting, investor relations and corporate taxes. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Keller, a Certified Public Accountant, worked in the San Antonio office of Ernst & Young LLP and obtained a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in accounting from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. |
| Naegelin, Martin | Mr. Naegelin has served as Executive Vice President of Rush Enterprise, Inc. since March 2007. He served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company from January 1997 to March 2007. Mr. Naegelin was promoted to Senior Vice President in December 2001 and was named Secretary and Treasurer of the Company and Executive Vice President of Rush Equipment Centers in March 2003. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Naegelin served as Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Development of Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. Mr. Naegelin had seven years of public accounting experience prior to joining Norwood in 1993. |
| Anderson, Scott | Scott Anderson has served as Vice President of Finance and Insurance of Rush Enterprises, Inc. since 2005 and was promoted to Senior Vice President in February 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Anderson served as Manager of Continental European Operations for CIT Group from 2004 to 2005 and was Managing Director of European Commercial Finance for Associates Capital Corp from 1998 to 2004. He has over 25 years of experience in the commercial equipment finance industry. |
| Thor, James | James E. Thor has served as the Senior Vice President of Retail Sales of Rush Enterprises, Inc. since June 2004. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Thor served for 14 years in various executive positions with Peterbilt Motors Company. In 1996, Mr. Thor was promoted to Director of U.S. Regional Sales of Peterbilt, prior to which he served as Regional Sales Manager and District Sales Manager. |
| Orf, David | David C. Orf has served as Vice President of Marketing, Fleets and Specialized Equipment Sales of Rush Enterprises, Inc. since 1993, and was promoted to Senior Vice President in 1996. Mr. Orf was the general manager of the Company’s Houston, Texas facilities until January 1996. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Orf served as the southeast regional manager of Peterbilt Motors Company, a division of PACCAR. |
| Gorup, Daryl | Daryl J. Gorup has served as Senior Vice President of Dealership Operations of Rush Enterprises, Inc. since January 1997. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Gorup served for 15 years in various executive positions with Peterbilt Motors Company, including General Sales Manager. |
| Lowe, J. | J. M. “Spike” Lowe, Jr. has served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development of Rush since 1999. He has been employed by the Company since 1968, holding the position of Vice President of the Company from 1994 to 1999. Currently Mr. Lowe is responsible for real estate acquisitions, construction projects and all open account and unsecured lending for the Company. |
| Weaver, Derrek | Derrek Weaver has has served as Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President of Legal Affairs of the Company February 2005 and was named Secretary in February 2006. Mr. Weaver is responsible for overseeing all legal matters pertaining to the Company, including general corporate compliance and governance matters, acquisitions and dispute resolution. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Weaver was an Associate Attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. in San Antonio, Texas from 2001 until he joined the Company. Mr. Weaver received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a J.D., summa cum laude, from the Texas Tech University School of Law. |
| Hall, Richard | Mr. Hall was promoted to Vice President of Rush Enterprises, Inc. in 2003. He has served as Vice President of Associated Acceptance, Inc., the Company’s insurance agency affiliate, since December 1992, when he joined Rush. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hall worked for eight years as President and Director of Municipal Insurance Company of America, Elgin, Illinois, 15 years as President and Director of Northland Insurance Agency, Inc., a bank holding company in Chicago, Illinois, and he owned and operated an insurance school in San Antonio, Texas for six years. |
| Krause, Ronald | Ronald J. Krause has served as a director of Rush Enterprises, Inc. since June 1996. Mr. Krause served as President of Associates Commercial Corp. from 1976 until 1981 and President and Chief Operating Officer of Associates First Capital Corp. from 1981 until his retirement in 1989. Mr. Krause was Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Associates of North America from 1988 until 1989. |
| Marshall, Harold | Harold D. Marshall has served as a director of Rush Enterprises, Inc. since February 1999. Mr. Marshall served as President, Chief Operating Officer and a director of Associates First Capital Corp. from May 1996 until his retirement in March 1999. Mr. Marshall joined Associates First Capital Corp. in 1961 and organized their Transportation Division in 1974. Mr. Marshall served as Vice Chairman of the American Trucking Association, Trustee of the American Trucking Association Foundation, and as a Trustee on the Board of Trustees of the Dallas Museum of Art. Mr. Marshall currently serves as Trustee Emeritus of the Hudson Institute Board of Trustees. Since his retirement in 1999, Mr. Marshall has devoted his time and attention to his personal investments. |
| Akin, Thomas | Thomas A. Akin has served as a director of Rush Enterprises, Inc. since August 2004. Mr. Akin worked in the audit department of E&Y from 1976 until 1989 and has served as the director of the audit department of Akin, Doherty, Klein & Feuge, P.C., in San Antonio, Texas since 1991. Throughout his career, Mr. Akin has served as the client service executive responsible for the independent audit of companies registered with the SEC. |
| Underwood, James | James C. Underwood was appointed to the Board of Rush Enterprises, Inc. on February 21, 2008. Mr. Underwood is a career veteran of the commercial vehicle industry, having served in managerial and executive positions at GMC Truck & Coach Division, IVECO and American Isuzu Motors. In September 2000, Mr. Underwood became President and COO of General Motors Isuzu Commercial Truck, LLC, a joint venture to consolidate Isuzu and General Motors medium-duty commercial vehicle sales, service and marketing functions in the United States. Mr. Underwood served as Vice Chairman of Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. from 2007 until his retirement on February 29, 2008. |
| Szczepanski, Gerald | Mr. Gerald R. Szczepanski is Director of Rush Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Szczepanski was the co-founder, and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gadzooks, Inc., a publicly traded, specialty retailer of casual clothing and accessories for teenagers. Mr. Szczepanski is a director, Chair of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee of Game Stop Corp. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
| Rush, W. Marvin | 2,155,960 |
| Rush, W. | 1,691,450 |
| Keller, Steven | 349,556 |
| Naegelin, Martin | 663,161 |
| Anderson, Scott | -- |
| Thor, James | 685,239 |
| Orf, David | 591,053 |
| Gorup, Daryl | 685,154 |
| Lowe, J. | -- |
| Weaver, Derrek | -- |
| Hall, Richard | -- |
| Krause, Ronald | -- |
| Marshall, Harold | -- |
| Akin, Thomas | -- |
| Underwood, James | -- |
| Szczepanski, Gerald | -- |
As Of 30 Dec 2008
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Rush, W. Marvin | 220,270 | 1,762,915 |
| Rush, W. | 0 | 0 |
| Keller, Steven | 0 | 0 |
| Naegelin, Martin | 70,701 | 549,916 |
| Anderson, Scott | 0 | 0 |
| Thor, James | 0 | 0 |
| Orf, David | 101,359 | 760,160 |
| Gorup, Daryl | 101,169 | 530,008 |
| Lowe, J. | 0 | 0 |
| Weaver, Derrek | 0 | 0 |
| Hall, Richard | 0 | 0 |
| Krause, Ronald | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall, Harold | 0 | 0 |
| Akin, Thomas | 0 | 0 |
| Underwood, James | 0 | 0 |
| Szczepanski, Gerald | 0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
| RUSH WILLIAM M RUSTY | 275 | $9.00 |
| RUSH WILLIAM M RUSTY | 405 | $9.09 |
| RUSH WILLIAM M RUSTY | 780 | $2.33 |
| RUSH WILLIAM M RUSTY | 100 | $9.08 |
| RUSH WILLIAM M RUSTY | 5,025 | $2.33 |
| RUSH WILLIAM M RUSTY | 5,025 | $11.06 |
| KRAUSE RONALD J | 3,756 | $13.39 |
| SZCZEPANSKI GERALD R | 8,756 | $0.00 |
| UNDERWOOD JAMES C | 8,756 | $0.00 |
| AKIN THOMAS A | 8,756 | $0.00 |
| MARSHALL HAROLD D | 8,756 | $0.00 |
| KRAUSE RONALD J | 8,756 | $0.00 |
| LOWE J M JR | 866 | $7.88 |
| NAEGELIN MARTIN A JR | 6,000 | $0.00 |
| RUSH WILLIAM M RUSTY | 12,000 | $0.00 |
| GORUP DARYL JAMES | 4,290 | $0.00 |
| LOWE J M JR | 3,900 | $0.00 |
| THOR JAMES E | 3,630 | $0.00 |
| RUSH WILLIAM M RUSTY | 15,000 | $0.00 |
| ORF DAVID C | 4,290 | $0.00 |
| WEAVER DERREK | 2,400 | $0.00 |
| ANDERSON SCOTT T | 3,600 | $0.00 |
| KELLER STEVEN L | 2,400 | $0.00 |
| MARSHALL HAROLD D | 7,566 | $5.55 |
| KELLER STEVEN L | 5,400 | $5.91 |
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