Billion-dollar Tampa RV company announces new CEO

The CEO of LazyDays RV, a Tampa-based RV dealership with nationwide presence and more than $1 billion in annual revenue, has left the company.

John North, who led the company for about two years, resigned Friday, the company says in a Monday morning statement. North's departure comes after a big run-up, then big decline in revenue punctuated by heavy quarterly losses.  

On revenue, the company posted $817.1 million in 2020 revenue. That jumped to $1.32 billion in 2022, up 51% due to a pandemic surge in RV travel. Revenue is down to $987 million over the past 12 months. Quarterly losses meanwhile, include the 2023 fourth quarter, where it lost $108 million — a wide gap from a  $1.4 million loss in the same period in 2022.