Sun Communities, Inc. announced that effective December 31, 2022, Bruce Thelen, current Executive Vice President of Operations and Sales, will assume the role of Chief Operating Officer. Also on December 31, 2022, Gary Shiffman, the Company's current Chief Executive Officer, will assume the role of President, and John McLaren, the Company's current President and Chief Operating Officer, will remain as Executive Vice President and concentrate on entitling and integrating new MH developments. This narrowed focus will allow him to spend more time with his family while continuing to fill an important senior role at the Company.

Mr. Thelen currently serves as the Company's Executive Vice President of Operations and Sales. Mr. Thelen has led the manufactured home sales and leasing subsidiary, Sun Home Services, Inc., since joining the Company in January 2018. Prior to Sun, Mr. Thelen held multiple positions with a national manufactured home builder, most recently as its Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Prior to that, he was with the management consulting firm Booz & Company.