The SnowSports Industries America (SIA) Board of Directors yesterday that David Ingemie, SIA’s president for the past 34 years, would be stepping down as president following the 2016 SIA Snow Show.
Ingemie joined SIA in 1976 as marketing director and became president of the non-profit organization in 1981. During the span of his 39-year career at SIA, David has worked to grow snow sports participation and sales and has focused on strengthening the core organization and trade show.
“The industry has been incredibly lucky to have David Ingemie as the driving force behind SIA for 39 years. David has been instrumental in working with the Board on defining what SIA is today and next steps to guarantee its future success and a smooth transition,” said Bob Gundram, Chair of SIA’s Board of Directors and CEO of C3.
“I feel so fortunate to have been a part of an industry that represents one of my life’s greatest passions – snow sports. It has been a great run, working under twenty-one different Board chairmen/women and seeing so many changes within the industry; equipment, resorts, retailers, reps, and even ways to get down the hill,” said David Ingemie.
A transition plan comprised of a long range strategic vision for SIA and development of job description and recruitment strategy for Ingemie’s successor became a top priority for SIA’s Board of Directors beginning in May 2014, when Ingemie advised the Board of his plans for stepping down as president. The transition plan included the creation of a strategic vision taskforce, chaired by David Currier, VP of Smith Optics USA, and led by an outside professional facilitator, Rob Smith.
Buffy Filippell of TeamWork Consulting was selected to work with a search committee chaired by Julie Garry, CEO of Outdoor Gear. Filippell has attended several committee and Board meetings to develop a comprehensive understanding of SIA’s future goals and the qualifications for an ideal candidate.
David Ingemie’s successor will begin in a transitional role in June of this year and assume the role of president following the 2016 SIA Snow Show. David Ingemie will remain at SIA in the role of Immediate Past President and lead an archival project preserving the organization’s 60+ years of history.
