Item 1. Business
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “ Company, ” “ Patrick, ” “ we, ” “ our, ” or “ us ” refer to Patrick Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Company Overview
Patrick is a leading component solutions provider for the recreational vehicle ("RV"), marine, manufactured housing ("MH") and various industrial markets – including single and multi-family housing, hospitality, institutional and commercial markets.
The Company operates through a nationwide network that includes, as of December 31, 2023, 179 manufacturing plants and 62 warehouse and distribution facilities located in 23 states, with a small presence in Mexico, China and Canada. The Company operates within two reportable segments, Manufacturing and Distribution, through a nationwide network of manufacturing and distribution centers for its products, thereby reducing in-transit delivery time and cost to the regional manufacturing footprint of its customers. The Manufacturing and Distribution segments accounted for 75% and 25%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated net sales for 2023. Financial information about these operating segments is included in Note 16 "Segment Information" of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K") and incorporated herein by reference.
The Company’s capital allocation strategy is to optimally manage and utilize its resources and leverage its platform of operating brands to continue to grow, reinvest in its business, and return capital to shareholders. Through strategic acquisitions, expansion both geographically and into new product lines and investment in infrastructure and capital expenditures, Patrick seeks to ensure that its operating network contains capacity, technology and innovative thought processes to support anticipated growth needs, effectively respond to changes in market conditions, inventory and sales levels, and successfully integrate manufacturing, distribution and administrative functions.
Over the last three years, we have executed on a number of new product initiatives and completed acquisitions for approximately $804 million in total consideration that directly complement our core competencies and existing products, expand our presence in our primary end markets, and position us to enter new end markets.
Patrick believes that returning capital to shareholders is an important part of its capital allocation strategy, and during 2023 we returned $61 million to shareholders through our regular quarterly dividend and opportunistic share repurchases.
The Company was incorporated in 1959 in Indiana. The Company's principal executive and administrative offices are located at 107 West Franklin Street, Elkhart, Indiana 46516 and the telephone number is (574) 294-7511; Internet website address: www.patrickind.com .
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Major Product Lines
Patrick manufactures and distributes a variety of products within its reportable segments including:
Manufacturing Distribution
Laminated products for furniture, shelving, walls and countertops Pre-finished wall and ceiling panels
Decorative vinyl, wrapped vinyl, paper laminated panels and vinyl printing Drywall and drywall finishing products
Solid surface, granite and quartz countertops Interior and exterior lighting products
Fabricated aluminum products Wiring, electrical and plumbing products
Wrapped vinyl, paper and hardwood profile mouldings Transportation and logistics services
Electrical systems components including instrument and dash panels Electronics and audio systems components
Slide-out trim and fascia Cement siding
Cabinet products, doors, components and custom cabinetry Raw and processed lumber
Hardwood furniture Fiber reinforced polyester (“FRP”) products
Fiberglass bath fixtures and tile systems Interior passage doors
Specialty bath and closet building products Roofing products
Boat towers, tops, trailers, and frames Laminate and ceramic flooring
Softwoods lumber Shower doors
Interior passage doors Fireplaces and surrounds
Wiring and wire harnesses Appliances
CNC molds and composite parts Tile
Aluminum and plastic fuel tanks Marine hardware and accessories
Slotwall panels and components Other miscellaneous products
RV painting
Thermoformed shower surrounds
Fiberglass and plastic components including front and rear caps and marine helms
Polymer-based and other flooring
Air handling products
Marine hardware and accessories
Treated, untreated and laminated plywood
RV and marine furniture
Adhesives and sealants
Audio systems and accessories, including amplifiers, tower speakers, soundbars, and subwoofers
Marine non-slip foam flooring, padding, and accessories
Protective covers for boats, RVs, aircraft, and military and industrial equipment
Other miscellaneous products
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Primary Markets
Patrick manufactures and distributes its products for four primary end markets. Our operating facilities generally are strategically located in proximity to the customers they serve. The Company’s net sales by market are as follows:
2023
2022
RV 43 % 53 %
Marine 27 % 21 %
MH 16 % 15 %
Industrial 14 % 11 %
Total 100 % 100 %
Recreational Vehicles
The Company’s RV products are sold primarily to major manufacturers of RVs, smaller original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"), and to a lesser extent, manufacturers in adjacent industries. The principal types of recreational vehicles include (1) towables: conventional travel trailers, fifth wheels, folding camping trailers, and truck campers; and (2) motorized: class A (large motor homes), class B (van campers), and class C (small-to-mid size motor homes). The RV market is primarily dominated by Thor Industries, Inc. (“Thor”), Forest River, Inc. (“Forest River”) and Winnebago Industries, Inc. ("Winnebago") which combined held approximately 86% of retail market share for towables an d 83% for motorized units for 2023 as reported per Statistical Surveys, Inc. ("SSI").
We believe there has been substantial growth over the past several years in the consumer’s affinity for the Outdoor Enthusiast lifestyle. As more people see the benefits of enjoying the outdoors with families and friends, there should be a positive impact on long-term demand in the RV market. We also are optimistic about the near-term outlook for the RV market, which we believe bottomed in 2023 after a period of sharp declines in OEM production in late 2022 and 2023 as a result of decreased retail demand and dealer inventory reductions. Our analysis suggests that dealer inventory levels are currently well below historical norms and will need to be replenished when retail demand recovers. Our strategy in the RV space continues to be centered around our goal of providing best-in-class customer service and a growing portfolio of products to OEMs through our full solutions model, therefore helping our customers innovate and build quality units across the spectrum of feature and price.
We estimate that our mix of RV revenues related to towable units and motorized units is consistent with the overall RV industry production mix. In 2023, according to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association ("RVIA"), towable and motorized unit shipments represented approximately 85% and 15%, respectively, of total RV industry wholesale shipments with wholesale unit shipments decreasing 39% in the towable sector and decreasing 21% in the motorized sector in 2023 compared to the prior year.
Recreational vehicle purchases are generally consumer discretionary income purchases, and therefore, any situation which causes concerns related to discretionary income may have a negative impact on the RV market. The Company believes that industry-wide retail sales and the related production levels of RVs will continue to be dependent on the overall strength of the economy, consumer confidence levels, equity securities market trends, fluctuations in dealer inventories, the level of disposable income, and other demographic trends.
Demographic and ownership trends continue to point to favorable market growth for the long term in the RV market, as we believe that there has been a shift toward outdoor, nature-based tourism activities in a post-COVID environment, with younger and more diverse campers across different socio-economic groups. According to the 2023 Kampgrounds of America, Inc. ("KOA") North American Camping and Outdoor Hospitality Report, based on surveys of North American leisure travelers, 58.5 million households went camping in 2022, an increase from 57 million in 2021 and 42 million in 2019. Of these camping households, 15.2 million went on at least one RV trip during 2022, compared to 14.8 million in 2021 and 11.3 million in 2019. At the same time, the proportion of campers in younger demographic groups has been steadily increasing over the last several years, with "millennials" and "Gen Zers" representing 71% of campers in 2022, up from 53% in 2021 and 44% in 2019. Additionally, according to the 2023 KOA report, 28% of 2022 camper households reported household income of over $100,000. While this percentage was down from 37% in 2021, these higher-income households still represented a significantly greater proportion of campers than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Detailed narrative information about the Company’s sales to the RV industry is included in Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (the "MD&A") of this Form 10-K.
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Marine
We believe that the marine market reflects the active, outdoor leisure-based, family-oriented lifestyle, similar to our RV end market, and the Company has increased its focus and expanded its presence in this market through recent acquisitions, particularly within the last three years. Consumer demand in the marine market is generally driven by the popularity of the recreational and leisure lifestyle and by economic conditions. The sharp increase in demand for powerboats, which is our primary marine market, experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic continued through 2021 and into 2022, although supply chain constraints limited wholesale unit shipments which resulted in higher order backlogs and historically low dealer inventory levels, during the first half of 2022. While these supply chain constraints improved during the second half of 2022, OEM production declined slightly in 2023 as concerns relating to elevated interest rates, inflation and overall economic uncertainties dampened retail demand and led marine dealers to reduce inventory levels. The Company's marine revenue mix is slightly more concentrated toward higher dollar units, particularly the fiberglass and ski and wake segments, which began to see more pronounced softness in market demand in the second half of 2023 compared to the broader marine market. We expect to continue to feel the effects of our revenue mix through the first half of 2024. Despite short-term challenges, we remain optimistic about the long-term outlook including within the high value, premium segment of the marine industry that we serve.
According to the National Marine Manufacturers Association (“NMMA”), per its 2022 U.S. Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract (the "Abstract"), U.S. retail expenditures on boats, engines, accessories, and related costs totaled approximately $59.3 billion in 2022, up approximately 4.4% from 2021. Based on data from the Abstract, we estimate that the average age of pre-owned powerboats sold during 2022 was approximately 23 years compared to an average useful life of 30 years.
The Company’s sales to the marine industry are primarily focused on the powerboat sector of the market which is comprised of four main categories: fiberglass, aluminum fishing, pontoon and ski & wake. Based on current available data per SSI through December 2023, within the powerboat sector for 2023, fiberglass units a ccounted for approximately 35% of retail unit sales, aluminum 25%, pontoon 34% and ski & wake 6%. In addition, per SSI, marine powerboat retail unit shipments decreased approximately 5% in 2023 compared to 2022, while marine wholesale unit shipments, according to Company estimates based on NMMA data, increased approximatel y 2% in 2023 compared to 2022. Additional information about the Company’s sales to the marine industry is included in the MD&A of this Form 10-K.
Manufactured Housing
The Company’s products for this market are sold primarily to major manufacturers of manufactured homes, other OEMs, and to a lesser extent, manufacturers in adjacent industries. In the aggregate, the top three manufacturers produced approximately 80% of MH market retail unit shipments in 2023 per SSI.
Wholesale unit shipments have increased in the MH industry from a low of approximately 49,800 units in 2009 to approximately 89,200 units in 2023 after reaching a 15-year high of 112,900 units in 2022. The Company believes there is growth potential for this market in the long term driven by pent-up demand, multi-family housing capacity, demand for lower-cost rental options, increased affordability and quality, demographic trends such as increased first-time home buyers and urban-to-suburban relocations trends, new home pricing, and investments from developers and real estate investment trusts. We continue to expand our product offerings to meet the evolving needs of our OEM customers, including energy efficient water heaters, furnaces, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning ("HVAC") duct systems and other products for OEMs seeking to exceed government sustainability guidelines on manufactured homes.
Factors that may favorably impact production levels further in this industry include jobs growth, consumer confidence, favorable changes in financing regulations, a narrowing in the difference between interest rates on MH loans and mortgages on traditional residential "stick-built" housing, and any improvement in conditions in the asset-backed securities markets for manufactured housing loans.
We believe that MH units offer a cost-effective housing solution in a time when high home prices coupled with increased mortgage interest rates have negatively impacted housing affordability.
Additional information about the Company’s sales to the MH industry is included in the MD&A of this Form 10-K.
Industrial Markets
We estimate that approximately 70% to 80% of our industrial net sales in 2023 were associated with the U.S. residential housing market. We believe that there is a direct correlation between the demand for our products and new residential housing construction and existing home remodeling activities. Patrick's sales to the industrial market generally lag new
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housing starts by four to six months as our industrial products are generally among the last components installed into new unit construction and will vary based on differences in regional economic prospects.
Many of Patrick's core manufacturing products are also utilized in the kitchen cabinet, high-rise, office and household furniture, hospitality, and fixtures and commercial furnishings markets. These markets are generally categorized by a more performance-than-price driven customer base and provide an opportunity for the Company to diversify its customer base. Additionally, we believe that other residential and commercial segments have been less vulnerable to import competition, and therefore, provide opportunities for increased sales penetration and market share gains. After a relatively flat first half of 2023, multifamily housing starts experienced significant softness in the second half of 2023. Single-family housing starts began to recover in the second half of 2023 after declining significantly earlier in the year. Housing prices were resilient last year in the face of a continued elevated mortgage rates. The potential for interest rate cuts in 2024, combined with low inventory and high prices for existing homes for sale, may provide support for our industrial market in 2024, particularly if economic uncertainties recede.
Additional information about the Company’s sales to the industrial markets is included in the MD&A of this Form 10-K.
Strategic Acquisitions
The Company is focused on driving growth in its primary markets through the acquisition of companies with strong management teams having a strategic fit with Patrick’s core values, business model and customer presence, as well as additional product lines, facilities, or other assets to complement or expand its existing businesses. The Company may explore strategic acquisition opportunities that are not directly tied to the four primary markets it serves in order to further leverage its core competencies in manufacturing and distribution, diversify its end market exposure and presence, and expand its footprint outside of its core Midwest markets.
During 2023 , the Company completed acquisitions for approximately $30 million of total consideration and over the last three years has completed acquisitions for approximately $804 million of total consideration. See Note 3 "Acquisitions" of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for further discussion of acquisitions completed by the Company in 2023, 2022 and 2021.
In January 2024, the Company announced that it completed its acquisition of Sportech, LLC, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-value, complex component solutions sold to powersports OEMs, adjacent market OEMs and the aftermarket. See Note 17 "Subsequent Events" of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for further discussion.
Competition
The RV, marine, MH and industrial markets are highly competitive, both among manufacturers and the suppliers of various components. The barriers to entry for each industry are generally low and include compliance with industry standards, codes and safety requirements, and the initial capital investment required to establish manufacturing operations. In addition, the Company competes with manufacturers of manufactured homes with vertically integrated operations. Across the Company’s range of products and services, competition exists primarily on price, product features and innovation, timely and reliable delivery, quality and customer service. Several competitors compete with Patrick in each product line on a regional and local basis. However, in order for a competitor to compete with Patrick on a national basis, the Company believes that a substantial capital commitment and investment in personnel and facilities would be required.
Capacity and Plant Expansions
Patrick has the ability to fulfill demand for certain products in excess of capacity at certain facilities by shifting production to other facilities. Capital expenditures for 2023 consisted of $59 million of investments primarily to provide more advanced manufacturing automation, replace and upgrade production equipment. Management regularly monitors capacity at its facilities and reallocates existing resources where needed to maintain production efficiencies throughout all of its operations and capitalize on commercial and industrial synergies in key regions to support profitable growth, grow its customer base, and expand its geographical product reach outside its core Midwest market.
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Branding
New product development is a key component of the Company’s efforts to grow its market share and revenue base, adapt to changing market conditions, and proactively address customer demand. The Company has expanded its product and service offerings with the integration of new and innovative product lines into its operations that bring additional value to customers and create additional scale advantages.
The Studio
The Company's Design/Innovation Center and Showroom, The Studio, is located in Elkhart, Indiana. The Studio presents the latest design trends and products in the markets served by Patrick, and provides a creative environment for customers to design products and enhance their brand. The 45,000 square foot facility includes a 25,000 square foot showroom devoted to the display of products, capabilities and services offered by each of Patrick’s business units, in addition to offices and conference rooms. The Company’s specialized team of designers, engineers and graphic artists works with RV, marine, MH and industrial customers to meet their creative design and product needs, including creating new styles and utilizing new colors, patterns, products, and materials for panels and mouldings, cabinet doors, furniture, lighting and other products. Other services provided at The Studio include product development, 3D CAD illustration, 3D printing, photography and marketing.
Marine Studio
The Company's Marine Studio, located in Sarasota, Florida, is a comprehensive marine studio showroom, design and engineering center, which provides engineering and integrated design solutions for our marine customers. The 14,000 square foot facility includes a showroom that displays the Company's marine products as well as the marine design and engineering capabilities and services offered by our marine businesses.
Operating Brands
Through its operating brands, the Company provides customers with specific product knowledge, expertise and support that are tailored to their needs. The Company strives to be the supplier of choice for its customers by elevating the customer purchasing experience with expert product line managers, and support staff and strategic partnerships for each operating brand, which help drive efficiency and maximize value for its customers.
The Company’s research and development efforts are intended to maintain leadership positions in core products and provide the Company with a competitive edge as it seeks additional business with new and existing customers. The Company also works with technology development partners, including customers, to develop technological capabilities and new products and applications.
Marketing and Distribution
As of December 31, 2023, the Company had approximately 4,400 active customers. Its revenues from the RV market include sales to two major manufacturers of RVs that each account for over 10% of the Company's net sales, Forest River and Thor. Both Forest River and Thor have multiple businesses and brands that operate independently under the parent company and these multiple businesses and brands generally purchase our products independently from one another. The Company’s sales to the various businesses of Forest River and Thor, on a combined basis, accounted for 29%, 38% and 42% of our consolidated net sales, for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 , respectively.
The Company generally maintains supplies of various commodity products in its warehouses to ensure that it has product on hand at all times for its distribution customers. The Company purchases a majority of its distribution segment products in railcar, container, or truckload quantities , which are warehoused prior to their sale t o customers. Approximat ely 9%, 9%, and 8% of the Company's distribution segment’s sales were from products shipped directly from the suppliers to Patrick customers in 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. Typically, there is a two to four-week period between Patrick receiving a purchase order and the delivery of products to its warehouses or customers and, as a result, the Company has no material backlog of orders. However, this can fluctuate depending on overall market factors and each specific end market we serve. In periods of declining market conditions, customer order rates can decline, resulting in less efficient logistics planning and fulfillment and thus increasing delivery costs due to increased numbers of shipments with fewer products in each shipment.
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Raw Materials
Patrick has arrangements with certain suppliers that specify exclusivity in certain geographic areas, pricing structures and rebate agreements among other terms.
Raw materials are primarily commodity products, such as lauan, gypsum , particleboard and other softwood and hardwood lumber products, aluminum, copper, plastic resin, fiberglass and overlays, among others which are available from many suppliers. Our customers do not maintain long-term supply contracts, and therefore, the Company bears the risk of accurate forecasting of customer orders. Our sales in the short-term could be negatively impacted in the event any unforeseen negative circumstances were to affect our major suppliers. In addition, demand changes in certain market sectors can result in fluctuating costs of certain more commodity-oriented raw materials and other products that are utilized and distributed.
As a result of COVID-19 and other macroeconomic factors, the supply chain was previously impacted by increased commodity prices, decreased product availability, longer lead times and higher transportation costs, which resulted in increased raw material pricing from several of our suppliers. Patrick took steps to mitigate these supply chain constraints by carrying increased levels of inventory and partnering with suppliers to help secure adequate supplies of materials. Beginning in the second half of 2022 and throughout 2023, the Company reduced its inventory in alignment with lower OEM production levels. We believe that, as of December 31, 2023, the Company’s inventory levels are appropriately balanced with expected OEM production, and we will continue to manage inventory based on anticipated customer needs. Additionally, the Company continually explores alternative sources of raw materials and components, both domestically and from outside the U.S. Alternate sources of supply are available for all of its material purchases.
Regulation and Environmental Quality
The Company’s operations are subject to environmental laws and regulations administered by federal, state, and local regulatory authorities including requirements relating to air, water, land and noise pollution. Additionally, these requirements regulate the Company's use, storage, discharge and disposal of hazardous chemicals used or generated during specific manufacturing processes.
Select products are subject to various legally binding or voluntary standards. For example, the composite wood substrate materials that Patrick utilizes in the production process in the RV marketplace have been certified as to compliance with applicable emission standards developed by the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”). All suppliers and manufacturers of composite wood materials are required to comply with the current CARB regulations.
The Company is certified to sell Forestry Stewardship Council (“FSC”) materials to its customers at certain of its manufacturing branches. The FSC certification provides a link between responsible production and consumption of materials from the world’s forests and assists the Company’s customers in making socially and environmentally responsible buying decisions on the products they purchase. Upholstered products and mattresses provided by the Company for RVs must comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards regulated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regarding flammability.
Select raw materials are subject to tariffs and other import duties. For example, we have historically received benefits from duty-free imports on certain products from certain countries pursuant to the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences ("GSP") program. Additionally, we are subject to government regulations relating to importation activities, including related to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") withhold release orders.
The Company also produces and provides products for manufactured homes that must comply with performance and construction regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
For additional information on the Company's efforts for sustainability and environmental quality, please see our 2023 Responsibility & Sustainability Report under "ESG" on the "For Investors" section of our website. Information on our website is not incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Seasonality
Manufacturing operations in the RV, marine and MH industries historically have been seasonal and at their highest levels when the weather is moderate. Accordingly, the Company’s sales and profits had generally been the highest in the second
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quarter and lowest in the fourth quarter. Seasonal industry trends in the past several years have included the impact related to the addition of major RV manufacturer open houses for dealers in the August-September timeframe and marine open houses in the December-February timeframe, resulting in dealers delaying certain restocking purchases until new product lines are introduced at these shows. In addition, recent seasonal industry trends have been, and future trends may be, different than in prior years due to volatile economic conditions, interest rates, access to financing, cost of fuel, national and regional economic conditions and consumer confidence on retail sales of RVs and marine units and other products for which the Company sells its components, as well as fluctuations in RV and marine dealer inventories, increased volatility in demand from RV and marine dealers, the timing of dealer orders, and from time to time, the impact of severe weather conditions on the timing of industry-wide wholesale shipments.
Human Capital Management
Our people are the heart of our business, and we allocate substantial resources to foster the well-being, success and growth of our team members in an inclusive and diverse environment which we believe is fundamental to our values and our service to our customers. As of December 31, 2023, our team members totaled approximately 10,000, of which 83% are hourly team members who serve our customers by producing and distributing products in our RV, marine, MH and industrial end markets, and 17% who are salaried employees who manage the resources, capital allocations, business decisions, and customer relationships of our end markets.
The majority of our team members work in our facilities to produce or distribute products for our customers. Our investment in human capital resources focuses on this environment to ensure their well-being and success. Our primary commitment to our team members in the production environment is to their safety, well-being and progress, and in this regard our human capital management programs focus on the following, in addition to our health care insurance and other employment benefits:
• Free assistance programs available to all team members and their families to address mental health and other matters which arise, which we believe are essential during periods of uncertainty;
• Tuition reimbursement programs available to all team members as they pursue educational opportunities;
• Leadership programs available to all employees that are designed to foster leadership and communication skills to advance team members to the next stage of their careers;
• Job safety analysis, which identifies risks unique to each production environment, training and empowering our team members to mitigate risks and develop workplace best practices;
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") preparedness, which involves site specific training development to educate and enable our team members to work safely and effectively;
• Industrial hygiene audits and testing, ensuring that our team members work in healthy environments with respect to air quality and noise reduction;
• Machine guarding and work area audits, which identify mechanical and non-mechanical improvements in the safety and well-being of the production environment;
• Train-the-trainer programs, which foster best-practice operational techniques for our team members to advance their capabilities to operate our facilities in the safest and most effective manner;
• Site-specific training development, which tailors customized training and consulting to the unique needs of the production environment;
• Ergonomic assessments for all team members, which accommodate each individual to work in the most effective and comfortable manner;
• Community involvement initiatives, such as our participation in Military Makeover and Care Camps, which provides our team members opportunities to give back to the communities in which we do business.
Our success is dependent on our ability to hire, retain, and engage highly qualified team members who serve our customers. In this regard, we aspire to be a merit-based organization that is inclusive and diverse, building a culture where our team members feel they belong. Our leadership development programs bring a diverse and energetic source of talent to lead the future of our organization, and our recruitment efforts strive to foster an inclusive culture that we believe strengthens our organization and our ability to serve our customers.
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The organization is built on our six core foundational values of being BETTER Together:
• B alance - We work to build a healthy work environment that encourages excellence, happiness, and peace in both our work and our home life.
• E xcellence - We strive to meet the highest possible standards of achievement in our work and our relationships.
• T rust - We do what we say we will do every time - and communicate with all stakeholders if a commitment evolves.
• T eamwork - We challenge, encourage, equip, empower, and inspire the individuals we work with.
• E mpowerment - We give our team the information, tools, and trust they need to grow as leaders and achieve results.
• R espect - We treat our teammates and partners with the utmost honor and dignity.
For additional information on the Company's human capital management, please see our 2023 Responsibility & Sustainability Report under "ESG" on the "For Investors" section of our website. Information on our website is not incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Executive Officers of the Company
The following table sets forth our executive officers as of January 1, 2024:
Officer Position Age
Andy L. Nemeth Chief Executive Officer 54
Jeffrey M. Rodino President 53
Kip B. Ellis Executive Vice President-Operations and Chief Operating Officer 49
Matthew S. Filer Interim Executive Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
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Joel D. Duthie Executive Vice President-Chief Legal Officer and Secretary 49
Stacey Amundson Executive Vice President-Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer 57
Andy L. Nemeth was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company in January 2020. Mr. Nemeth previously served as President of the Company from January 2016 to July 2021, Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer from May 2004 to December 2015, and Secretary-Treasurer from 2002 to 2015. Mr. Nemeth has over 32 years of manufactured housing, recreational vehicle, marine and industrial experience in various financial and managerial capacities.
Jeffrey M. Rodino was appointed President of the Company in July 2021 and was Chief Sales Officer of the Company from September 2016 to July 2021. Mr. Rodino served as the Executive Vice President of Sales from December 2011 to July 2021. Prior to that, he was the Chief Operating Officer of the Company from March 2013 to September 2016, and Vice President of Sales for the Midwest from August 2009 to December 2011. Mr. Rodino has over 30 years of experience in serving the recreational vehicle, manufactured housing, marine and industrial markets.
Kip B. Ellis was appointed Executive Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer of the Company in September 2016. He was elected an officer in September 2016. Mr. Ellis joined the Company as Vice President of Market Development in April 2016. Prior to his role at Patrick, Mr. Ellis served as Vice President of Aftermarket Sales for the Dometic Group from 2015 to 2016. Prior to his tenure at Dometic, Mr. Ellis served as Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing from 2007 to 2015 at Atwood Mobile Products. Mr. Ellis has over 27 years of experience serving the recreational vehicle, marine, manufactured housing, industrial and automotive markets.
Matthew S. Filer was appointed Interim Executive Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer in May 2023. He joined Patrick as Senior Vice President of Finance in November 2022. In 2007, he joined Caterpillar Inc. and served in a series of progressive leadership roles which culminated in his appointment to Chief Financial Officer beginning in 2019 for two separate multi-billion dollar divisions within Caterpillar’s Resource Industries segment. Prior to that, Mr. Filer served in various controllership and CFO roles for Progress Rail, Caterpillar's rail division, from 2008 to 2019.
Joel D. Duthie was appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary in May 2021. Mr. Duthie joined the Company as General Counsel in November 2020. Prior to joining Patrick, Mr. Duthie was a partner with Barnes & Thornburg LLP, and practiced law at the firm from 2000 to 2002 and 2007 to 2020. As a corporate lawyer, Mr. Duthie focused on mergers and acquisitions, supply chain management and commercial contract counseling. Mr. Duthie served as an assistant general counsel for a privately-held manufacturer of flow control products from 2002 to 2006.
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Stacey Amundson was appointed Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer in May 2022. Prior to joining Patrick in February 2022, Ms. Amundson served in a temporary capacity with Kerry Foods with a focus on providing human resources leadership in the transformation of its North America operations model. Prior to this role, Ms. Amundson was with Spectrum Brands, Inc. from 2005 to 2018, holding a series of key human resources leadership roles, including Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer from 2010 to 2018. With over 26 years of experience in multiple industries, Ms. Amundson has led the human resource function with specialties in talent management, executive compensation, mergers and acquisitions, integrations, shared services, and large-scale organizational transformations.
Website Access to Company Reports
We make available free of charge through our website, www.patrickind.com , our Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. The charters of our Audit, Compensation, and Corporate Governance and Nominations Committees, our Corporate Governance Guidelines and our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct are also available on the “Governance” portion of our website. Our website and the information contained therein or incorporated therein are not intended to be incorporated into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.