MARTIN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENTS, NEW LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS C . F. Martin & Co. has announced the retirements of two top executives and named their successors. Nathan Eckhart, chief financial officer, and Mitchell Nollman, vice president of sales, will be retiring at the end of the year following long stints with the company. In their place, the company named Linda M. Fonner, CPA, as incoming vice president and chief financial officer, and Dennis Webster as incoming vice presi- dent of sales and customer engagement. “On behalf of the company, I would like to say thank you to Mitchell and Nathan for their many significant contribu- tions to Martin Guitar during their time with us, and I wish them a well-deserved retirement,” said Thomas Ripsam, Mar- tin’s president and CEO said. “I would also like to welcome Linda and Dennis, two proven leaders, who will now step into these two critical roles and help us continue to write the next successful chapter for the company.” Fonner is a seasoned finance executive with more than 25 years of experience in global manufacturing, financial services and private equity-backed businesses. Eckhart, Martin’s CFO since 2010, guided the company to some of its most profitable years in its long history. Webster will assume the vice president of sales and cus- tomer engagement role after six years with Martin manag- ing national account sales and leading key initiatives. With nearly three decades of sales and leadership experience at leading guitar brands, he brings deep industry knowledge. Nollman, who headed global sales at Martin for nearly a decade, helped the company achieve record sales levels. {martinguitar.com} Clockwise from left: Nathan Eckhart, Linda M. Fonner, Dennis Webster and Mitchell Nollman.
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