Leadership shapes progress’ trajectory. To establish solid leadership, many companies create a board of directors to navigate organizations’ decisions and challenges.
RVIA has refined its board of directors to enhance efficiency, the culmination of a three-year project. The board will transition from including 24 members in 2019 to 18 board directors, effective Jan. 1.
According to RVIA, the board became too large for effective meeting participation. Additionally, industry consolidation created difficulties in recruiting members from each board category.
RVIA created a Governance Committee to revise the association’s bylaws to address the issue. Bob Parish, Wells Fargo vice president and the Governance Committee chairman, began the project in 2021.
In 2021, the Governance Committee proposed a board with 17 members.
Parish said, “We found that the new system left many of the industry’s most important voices on the sidelines.”
The committee reassessed to ensure large member companies would be represented in the new board structure. The committee restructured the proposals and suggested a new bylaw edition, established June 6.
The 18-member board will include five standing directors. Three of the standing directors will be selected from the largest RV manufacturers based on the cumulative RVIA seal sales in the past year. Two of the standing directors will be suppliers determined by the highest association dues categories.
Ten elected director slots will include five RV manufacturers, one park model RV manufacturer and four suppliers. Two appointed directors and the immediate past chair will serve.
Parish said, “The additional appointed seats were intended to be used to bring new skill sets and perspectives to the table.”
According to Parish, the board’s updated organization is fairly balanced and will address future industry interests.
