Vancouver, British Columbia-based PFM Executive Search has placed Stephen Simms as the new CEO of Fraserway RV. PFM partners Shaun Carpenter and Shelina Esmail led the assignment.
This story by originally appeared in Hunt Scanlon Media.
Simms brings more than 20 years of executive leadership experience with Fortune 50 companies and a diverse business background in accounting, operations, merchandising, loss prevention and human resources. He spent the bulk of his career with Walmart, where for 10 years he oversaw the pharmacy and optical retail operations for Walmart Western Canada. Most recently, Mr. Simms was a senior executive with STARS Air Ambulance.
Founded in 1969, Fraserway RV has grown from a small, local business to become Canada’s largest and only national RV dealership network with more than 650 full-time team members and an additional 300 to 400 employees in the summer months. The organization is also the largest and only Canadian-owned RV rental company in Canada with 13 locations coast-to-coast.