Northeast Great Dane Promotes John Gendelman to President

Trailer dealership Northeast Great Dane announced that longtime partner John Gendelman has been promoted to president of the company. Tom Leuner, its former president, will become CEO.

Gendelman, who has been executive vice president since 2015, began his career with the Hillsborough, N.J.-based company as a parts manager in 1977 and became a partner in the business in 1990.

“I’ve known John my entire career at Great Dane, and his dedication to his customers’ satisfaction is the reason NEGD has been the recipient of so many awards from Great Dane,” Chris Hammond, Great Dane’s executive vice president of sales, said in a statement. “From our sales achievement awards for trailer and parts sales to the many Dealer of the Year awards the company has won, NEGD and John Gendelman are synonymous with excellence. I’m excited to work with John in his newest role.”

NEGD is an authorized Great Dane sales, parts and service center with five full-service locations across the Mid-Atlantic and New England states. It has been in business since 1973, the company said.