Vista Outdoor Inc, the parent company of 41 sporting goods and outdoor lifestyle brands, announced that its Board of Directors has made two executive appointments for the Sporting Products Company following the spinoff of Vista’s Outdoor Products business.
Andy Keegan, Vice President and Interim CFO of Vista Outdoor, has been named CFO of Sporting Products, and Jeff Ehrich, interim General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Vista Outdoor, has been named General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Sporting Products. Both Keegan and Ehrich will assume these positions in the new Sporting Products Company following a planned separation in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2023.
Keegan joined Vista Outdoor’s predecessor company, Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK´) in 2012 and has more than 15 years of experience in finance, accounting and treasury. Prior to his current role, he served as CFO of Vista Outdoor’s ammunition division from 2017 to 2020, Vice President of Corporate Accounting from 2015 to 2017, and held positions of increasing responsibility in ATK’s finance department prior to the Vista Outdoor spinoff. He began his career at Deloitte. Keegan is also a member of the Vista Outdoor Foundation’s Board of Directors.
Ehrich served in various capacities in the legal departments of Vista Outdoor and its predecessor company, ATK, which he joined in 2011. Prior to his current role, he was promoted to Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary in 2018. Previously, he served as Associate General Counsel from 2015 to 2018, Senior Counsel from 2013 to 2015, and Counsel from 2011 to 2013. Ehrich began his career as a police officer and then served as a commercial litigator before joining ATK.
Keegan and Ehrich are joining Jason Vanderbrink on the Sporting Products Company leadership team. Vanderbrink, President and CEO of the Sporting Products segment, was also appointed to Vista Outdoor’s Board of Directors effective August 21 and will serve on the Sporting Products Company Board of Directors following the spin.
After the spinoff, Sporting Products, which will be named and branded in August, will continue to focus on ammunition manufacturing and marketing through its brands, which include Alliant Powder, Federal, Remington, CCI, Speer, Estate Cartridge and Hevi-Shot. Sporting Products’ capital allocation strategy will primarily focus on leveraging its strong cash flow to return capital to shareholders. With its leading portfolio of ammunition brands and four domestic manufacturing facilities, Sporting Products is well positioned to meet the increasing demand of its growing and increasingly diverse customer base and the growing participation of the hunting community.
