Mark Held to serve as EOG president
11/02/2019
Mr Held co-founded the EOG in 2003 alongside Rolf Schmid. They managed to bring together 19 of the world’s largest outdoor companies, all of which agreed to collaborate on the key issues facing their industry. It now has 97 full members and 10 associate members, including brands, retailers, technology companies and national industry associations.
He took over as secretary general in 2005 but relinquished this position at the start of 2019. His replacement was Arne Strate, formerly the organisation’s head of marketing and business development.
Mr Held’s time away from the EOG has been brief, however. He will now assume the role of president, which has been held for the past four years by John Jansen. The organisation’s regulations dictate that presidents can only serve two two-year terms of office.
Announcing his successor, Mr Jansen said: “Mark was the founder of EOG, he built everything up, achieved a lot, successfully designed new projects. Mark is the best choice.”
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