General Jan 2,2020 A Letter from the Board of Directors

A Letter from the USRowing Board of Directors,



Patrick McNerney has decided to move on from USRowing for personal reasons, and the Board would like to thank Patrick for his service. We wish him well in his future endeavors.



"It has been my privilege to be part of a very passionate rowing community," said Patrick McNerney. "I am proud of all that we have accomplished."



Susan Smith, USRowing's Chief Domestic Officer, has been appointed interim CEO, and Jim Weinstein, who has spent his career in finance, most recently as Managing Director, Co-Head of U.S. Corporate Banking at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, has been named as interim CFO.



The Board of USRowing has created a transition committee that includes Charlie Haight, Marcia Hooper, Nobu Ishizuka, and Nick LaCava to handle oversight of day-to-day management under interim leadership. A search committee also has been formed to begin the search for Patrick's permanent replacement.



"Our mission at USRowing is to champion participation and the passionate pursuit of excellence in rowing. We are looking forward to continuing to cultivate excellence and to foster a united community," said Marcia Hooper, Chair of the Board of Directors, USRowing. "We are grateful to our partners, our athletes and the strong USRowing community for their continued support, as we head to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo."

