19 May 2022

Effective immediately, Rob Kreikemeier has been appointed to the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rosenbauer America. John Slawson has left Rosenbauer America. Rosenbauer thanks John Slawson for his contributions and wishes him well in his future endeavors.

Rob Kreikemeier is well-known, trusted, and respected throughout the fire industry for many decades. He has over 50 years of manufacturing and operations experience. This includes being the Founder of R.K. Aerials in 1988 and later joining the Rosenbauer family in 2000.

Extensive manufacturing and operations experience

Rob Kreikemeier’s extensive experience in operations execution, manufacturing and consistent leadership, will help position Rosenbauer America for continued growth. Rosenbauer’s purpose is to support the mission of saving lives and protecting property. Safety, productivity, quality and on time deliveries remain top priorities for the company.

The Rosenbauer America Leadership includes:

- Dawn Osborn will be appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/President of Rosenbauer Aerials,

- Mark Fusco, the Vice President (VP) of Sales and Marketing, has been added to the Rosenbauer America - Management Board.