The following press release came through yesterday. It appeared on the
National Team.Net yesterday. Thought I'd post it here to alert
ba-team.net.-John Kelly
THE SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA NAMES STEVEN D. JOHNSON AS NEW CEO
ENGLEWOOD, CO (June 6, 2000) --The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), a
55,000 member non-profit organization enjoying the most active membership
participation in motor sports today, announced the appointment of Steven D.
Johnson as its new Chief Executive Officer. Assisting the SCCA Board of
Directors in its search was the firm of Korn/Ferry International.
Mr. Johnson brings more than 15 years' experience in all facets of sales
management, marketing, and cross-functional officer s duties with several
Fortune 500 companies and a major professional sports organization. Most
recently, he served as Vice President of Sales for the National Hot Rod
Association.
George Bovis, Chairman of the Board of SCCA, says, "The Board of Directors
is committed to building an outstanding leadership and management team for
the SCCA. Steve Johnson is the ideal addition to the SCCA. He will
embrace, support, and serve as sponsor of the SCCA s core values. His keen
sense of grassroots marketing, and his ability to form strategic
partnerships will prove to be invaluable."
Says Mr. Johnson, "I am extremely excited and privileged to have the
opportunity to lead the SCCA into the future. SCCA is an organization
steeped in history, tradition, grassroots, and passion. I plan on
entrenching myself with our members, staff, sponsors, and business
partners.
My goal is simple to understand our customers needs, goals, and
expectations, and exceed them while creating win/win plans and strategies
for all involved."
Johnson replaces Nicholas W. Craw, who has served the SCCA as President and
CEO for over 17 years. Of Mr. Craw, KP Jones, the Chairman Elect of the
SCCA Board of Directors, says, "It is impossible to overstate the value of
Nick Craw s service to the SCCA. He is a senior statesman within the motor
sports community, a position which he has willingly used to benefit SCCA
over the years. Under his tutelage, the Club has more than doubled in
size."
About the Sports Car Club of America
The Sports Car Club of America is the most active membership participation
organization in motor sports today. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado,
the non-profit organization boasts in excess of 55,000 members. The Club
offers over 2,000 amateur and professional motor sports events each year.
True grassroots participation remains the backbone of the Club, as 109
local
affiliates conduct the vast majority of the Club s participation events.
The individual SCCA Regions are brought together into a powerful National
Club, with its national office coordinating and administering rules,
licensing, insurance, and member benefits.
The historical core of the SCCA is its Club Racing program, as more than
8,000 licensed participants compete in over 300 amateur road racing
weekends
each year, plus innumerable other activities including timed Solo events,
Road Rallys, Performance Rallys, Concours, and social activities all
conducted at the Regional and National levels. SCCA Pro Racing conducts
the
BF Goodrich Trans Am Series, Speedvision World Challenge, and Pro Spec
Racer
professional series, while SCCA Enterprises assembles and distributes the
SCCA Spec Racer Ford and Panoz GT racing cars. For more information about
the SCCA, please visit its website at http://www.SCCA.org.
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