Outdoor Industry Association’s board of directors named the five directors serving on a search committee that will work with a national search firm to find the association’s first new chief executive in nearly 15 years.
Frank Hugelmeyer resigned as OIA’s President and CEO Oct. 3.
The hiring committee will focus on finding a leader who can build on Hugelmeyer’s legacy and implement OIA’s strategic plan, with its emphasis on the top three challenges facing the outdoor industry today: the changing consumer base, supply chain resiliency and transparency and access to recreation.
The board is very focused on helping members anticipate and prepare for the consumers of the future, said Jennifer Mull, OIA Board Chair. The outdoor industry has changed more in the last five years than in any other time in its history. Our association is well-positioned to help guide our members so that we can adapt our supply chains, business models and public policy initiatives to ensure the growth and long-term health of our industry and the lifestyles and livelihoods it supports.
Members of the OIA Executive Director Search Committee are:
- Jennifer Mull/CEO, Backwoods
- Bob Holding/Co-founder, Waypoint Outdoor
- Nora Stowell/VP of Sales, AmeriSports
- Mark Satkiewicz/President, Smartwool
- Jim Zwiers/SVP President-International, Wolverine World Wide
