HAM RADIO NEWS
Mar 01, 2020
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ARRL Board Fires its CEO
The ARRL board of directors voted at its January meeting not to renew the contract of CEO Howard Michel, WB2ITX. No official reason was provided. However, Hudson Division Director Ria Jairam, N2RJ, suggested in an email to members that lack of progress in the League’s new “lifelong learning project” was a key factor from her perspective, along with a statement that the ARRL doesn’t “hire a CEO simply for their ‘vision.’ Rather, the CEO is the person that manages the League staff at the direction of the Board.” Michel had been CEO for just over a year.
Former ARRL Chief Financial Officer
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