Matt Shay has been selected to serve as the next president and CEO of NRF. Shay joins NRF from the International Franchise Association, where he served as president and CEO. He succeeds Tracy Mullin, who is retiring after 17 years as NRF’s CEO. Shay will be elected formally at the June 22 NRF Board meeting.
Shay began his career at the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, joining the IFA in 1993 and serving in several positions of increasing responsibility including VP and director of government relations, SVP and chief counsel, and EVP and COO. He was named IFA President in 2004 and added the title of CEO in 2007.
