ATKs President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark W. DeYoung was elected chairman of Congressional Sportsmens Foundation (CSF) Board of Directors at its annual meeting. DeYoung is the current vice chair of the CSF Board and will officially begin his duties as chairman in January 2015.
I am honored to be elected chairman of this well-respected and critically important organization, said DeYoung, a life-long outdoorsman. The CSF serves a vital function in its mission to work with Congress, governors, and state legislatures to protect and advance hunting, angling, recreational shooting and trapping.
In April, ATK announced its intent to spin off its sporting business and merge its aerospace and defense business with Orbital Sciences Corporation. Upon completion of the transactions, and as previously announced in the sporting businesss SEC registration statement, DeYoung will serve as the chairman and CEO of the new sporting company, which will be known as Vista Outdoor Inc. The new, publicly traded company will design, manufacture and market consumer products in the outdoor sports and recreation markets.
