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USA Track & Field Sets Leadership Plan Through London 2012
By Jill Geer, USA Track & FieldJuly 1, 2011
Indianapolis, IN
The USA Track & Field Board of Directors has finalized a leadership plan that will extend the service of Interim CEO Mike McNees and institute a new committee structure designed to advance the organization’s strategic, commercial and operational objectives. The Board approved the plan at its meeting June 25-26 in Eugene, OR. USATF issued this press release on June 29.
Mike McNees, USATF’s Chief Operating Officer who has served as interim CEO since September 2010 (the previous CEO was Doug Logan), will continue to serve in that capacity as the Board activates three committees: Management, Strategic Positioning and Operations. The committees will work intimately with the Interim CEO and key staff members, and will engage all 15 voting board members, as a transition through 2012 Olympic preparations.
“It is important for USATF’s Board of Directors to create an environment that harnesses and unites the expertise and talents of each board member and the staff’s executive management team,” USATF President and Chairman Stephanie Hightower said. “We need to ensure we engage individuals where they can add value to the federation’s goals and future success.”
The USATF Board of Directors on September 13, 2010, announced it had voted to secure a leadership change in the CEO position. Since that time, it had conducted an exhaustive search for a new CEO. More than 100 candidates were initially identified and screened, with more than 25 being preliminarily interviewed. The search committee in January conducted face-to-face interviews with more than 10 of the top candidates, and three finalists had interviews before the full board earlier this year.
From previous press release: At the outset of the process, the board announced that no board members were candidates for the position.
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USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track & field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, the World's #1 Track & Field Team, the most-watched events at the Olympics, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport, and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States. See www.usatf.org.