Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. appointed Steven R. Becker as an independent member of its Board of Directors, effective immediately, serving on the Board’s Nominating and Governance Committee.
“We are pleased to welcome Steve to Sportsman’s Warehouse and believe he will bring valuable perspectives from his years of specialty retail and investment management experience,” said Rich McBee, chairman of the Board, Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. “Steve has served on numerous public company boards. He was selected based on discussions with our largest active shareholders and following the Board’s established director selection and Board refreshment process. We look forward to benefitting from his presence in the boardroom as we continue to transform Sportsman’s Warehouse into the leading outdoor specialty retailer.”
“I am honored to join this talented team of directors at such an important time in the company’s history,” said Becker. “Sportsman’s Warehouse is currently navigating a complex retail environment, and I look forward to leveraging my experience to support the team and help shape the company’s strategy to drive positive performance.”
The company said that with Becker’s addition, more than half of the Board’s members have joined since the beginning of 2022, and it appointed seven of the company’s nine directors within the last five years.
Most recently, Becker worked in various roles with Tuesday Morning Corp., including as CEO and a member of its Board of Directors from December 2015 until May 2021, as chairman of the Board from July 2012 until September 2015 and as executive chairman and head of the Office of the Chairman from September 2015 until December 2015. Previously, Becker spent 20 years working in the investment management industry focused on middle-market public companies. He has extensive public company board experience, having served as a director of various public companies, including Hot Topic, Inc., Plato Learning, Inc. and Emcore. He was also a co-managing partner at Becker Drapkin Management, L.P., whose predecessor, Greenway Capital, he founded in 2005.
Becker received a BA from Middlebury College and a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida.
Images courtesy Sportsman’s Warehouse, Tuesday Morning
