Lippert Hires Catherine Grubb as VP of Global Quality
June 13, 2022
Elkhart, Ind. — LCI Industries (NYSE: LCII) (the “Company”) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lippert Components, Inc.(Lippert™), a manufacturer and supplier of a broad array of highly engineered components for the leading original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) in the recreation and transportation product markets, and the related aftermarkets of those industries, announced today that Catherine (Catie) Grubb has been hired as VP of Global Quality. In this role, Ms. Grubb will lead Lippert’s global quality initiatives, reporting to Lippert President and CEO Jason Lippert.
Ms. Grubb comes to Lippert with over 20 years of experience leading global quality strategies, with 17 of those years at the Eaton Corporation, a diversified manufacturer of power management solutions. During her tenure at Eaton, Catie held quality and engineering leadership positions for several divisions, most notably the Hydraulics Group in North America, which spans 23 different locations across the country. Catie was eventually promoted to Global Quality Manager, and in this role was responsible for leading all quality functions within the global manufacturing strategy. Catie also served 13 combined years in the military between the Navy and the Army National Guard.
“We are excited that Catie is joining the Lippert team to help lead our global quality initiatives,” said Jason Lippert, President and CEO of Lippert. Continued Lippert, “Quality is one of the four foundational pillars that we will be building the future of Lippert upon, and we believe that we have the right person to lead this strategy in Catie. Quality is one of the main reasons our customers decide to partner with us and stay with us for the long haul. We have a lot of great initiatives already lined up including the reduction of complexity of our SKUs, focusing on retention of key team members on the front lines and reevaluating our auditing process at the customer level just to name a few. Catie has already hit the ground running with several of these initiatives and we’re excited to see the progress in the months to come.”
Catie Grubb commented, “I am really excited at the opportunity to join the Lippert team, tackling a role that spans to so many different products, markets and industries. Benjamin Franklin once said, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn." I am ready to dive in head first and lend my years of experience of quality improvement to all facets of Lippert and am thankful for the opportunity to be part of its quality evolution.”
About LCI Industries®
From over 140 manufacturing and distribution facilities located throughout North America, Africa and Europe, Lippert™ supplies a broad array of highly engineered components for the leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles and prefab homes. It also operates in adjacent markets, including marine, bus, industrial vehicles and trains. Lippert™ also serves a wide range of aftermarket segments, providing high quality products for the caravanning, automotive and marine industries. With over 15,000 team members, and a diverse portfolio of best-in-class brands, Lippert™ adopts a team-based business philosophy and has proven that, by putting people first, the possibilities for growth and development are truly endless.
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