STOUGHTON, Wis. (September 24, 2020) — Stoughton Trailers, LLC, a global leader in transportation equipment, recently welcomed two new executives to the company. Sue Vanderbilt joined the Finance/Accounting Team as Chief Financial Officer. Vanderbilt brings more than 25 years of experience in plant startups, mergers and acquisitions, ERP implementations, plant improvement projects and lead manufacturing oversight. She most recently worked at Nelson Global Products, where she was Vice President of Business Integration, and previously worked at Cummins. A Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Black Belt with extensive scope of responsibility, she has a proven track record of delivering optimal results across a diverse company. Vanderbilt earned her BBA degree at UW-Whitewater.
Jeremy Sanders is Stoughton’s new Chief Commercial Officer. Part of the Sales & Marketing Team, Jeremy is a high-performing executive, with 22 years of sales and sales management experience in various positions at Briggs & Stratton; in his most recent role, he was Vice President of Group Sales for the Turf & Consumer Products division. Sanders led various teams through go-to-market planning and execution while also participating in various enterprise-wide strategic initiatives at the executive level.
His expertise includes sales, operations, inventory, demand planning, merchandising, marketing, and retail and dealer sales. Sanders earned his BBA and MBA degrees at Georgia Southern University.
“Stoughton Trailers is excited to welcome these two proven executives to our team,” said company President and CEO Bob Wahlin. “They bring a wealth of experience and fresh insight to further enhance our company’s financial management, sales and marketing efforts.”