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Leupold & Stevens reveals new men
optics expert Leupold & Stevens, with a new chairman and board members. Jim Clark has been appointed
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to chair its board of directors, with Dr Don R Kania and Dennis Spindler being added to the board. Jim has replaced the retiring
Don Gobel, who served on the board for 16 years – the last four as chairman. During Dan’s tenure, gross
sales more than doubled and the Leupold product line became considerably more diverse, while many new markets, particularly international and military/tactical, were opened and expanded. Jim has more than 20 years
of diverse industry experience in leadership roles for small and large corporations, with a strong brand focus in the outdoor recreation market. He has served on the Leupold & Stevens board of directors since 2007. Don has joined the board to
fi ll the position vacated by Jim’s appointment, while Dennis comes to Leupold after retiring from a distinguished career at Big Rock Sports with a vast
Jim Clark has taken over the running of Leupold’s board of directors.
knowledge of the sports optics and fi shing industries. Calvin Johnston, the president
and CEO of Leupold & Stevens, said: “T e appointments of Jim, Don and Dennis add depth and experience to our board and provide the company with a focused direction as we continue to innovate and grow. “We are looking forward
to the strategic and leadership contributions each of them will provide in our dynamic and adaptive marketplace.”
here are changes at the top for American-owned
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Sig loses Dutch police contract
An order of Sig Sauer P250 pistols placed by the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice has been cancelled. T e new pistol had originally been selected after trials with other
leading pistol brands, including Glock, Heckler & Koch and Smith & Wesson. T e reason given questions the reliability of the production pistol,
with consequent concern for offi cer safety. Sig Sauer had earlier raised concerns over aspects of the trials and
the whole selection process is currently coming under scrutiny. It has become a topic for much debate, with claims of problems
within the process that indicate the playing fi eld is not as level as some would like. Other key players have also registered their dismay at various aspects
of the trials. It now appears that some areas of the procedure may become subject
of a legal challenge and so deciding which maker gets the order for the pistols could be complex, meaning the fi nal outcome remains some way off .
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