Board of Directors

Mr. Callahan serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and served as our Interim Chief Executive Officer from July to October 2017. Mr. Callahan previously served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Aspen Partners, a Utah-based consultant to the outdoor sporting industry, since 2008. From 1990 until his retirement in 2008, Mr. Callahan served in various merchandising, marketing, management and senior executive positions with Cabela’s, Inc., a specialty retailer of hunting, fishing, boating, camping, shooting, and related outdoor recreation merchandise, most recently as Senior Vice President Business Development & International Operations. Prior to joining Cabela’s, Mr. Callahan spent 15 years working in the outdoor recreation industry. Mr. Callahan has been selected to serve as a director due to his operational, marketing and leadership experience gained through various senior positions in the sporting goods and outdoor industry. Mr. Callahan has served as a director of Vista Outdoor since February 2015. Mr. Callahan serves as a member of the Management Development & Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee.

Gary McArthur, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Vista Outdoor, brings extensive financial management and complex problem-solving experience to Vista Outdoor. Gary has served as a director of the company’s Board of Directors since February 2015. He previously served as Vista Outdoor’s Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Nominating and Governance Committee until his recent appointment as the Company’s Interim CEO. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CH2M Hill, an engineering company that provides consulting, design and operations services, from 2014 to 2017. Prior to joining CH2M Hill, he worked more than 15 years for Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets, where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. McArthur has also been associated with Nextel Communications, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. and Deloitte & Touche LLP and served on the boards of Terion, Inc. and Live TV Co. Ltd. Mr. McArthur is also a Certified Public Accountant. Gary is an active outdoor enthusiast, living outside of Park City, Utah with his wife Dana.

Gerard Gibbons joined Vista Outdoor as a director in 2022, bringing extensive experience in global supply chain, logistics and marketing.

Mr. Gibbons holds an MBA from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and a BBA with a concentration in Marketing from Howard University. Mr. Gibbons previously spent over 30 years with United Parcel Services (UPS) in a variety of commercial roles of increasing responsibility. In 2008, he was accepted the assignment as President of US Sales, responsible for UPS’s most profitable small and medium business customer segment. He was later assigned the role of President of US and SMB Marketing, a position he held until his retirement from UPS in 2021. Mr. Gibbons currently serves on the boards of two private equity portfolio companies and the board of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta. Mr. Gibbons has been appointed to the Nominating & Governance and Audit Committees of the Board.

Mr. Gottfredson is a leader in and was the former head of Bain & Company, Inc.’s (Bain) performance improvement practice. Mr. Gottfredson recently led an engagement for the World Bank related to international trade and has worked with business leaders from many leading international corporations. He served on Bain’s board from 2008 to 2012 and has served until recently as the head of the automotive practice in the Americas for Bain. He also served as a director and member of the Audit Committee of Emerge Energy Services LP until December 2019. Mr. Gottfredson has been selected to serve as director based on his extensive experience and proven ability advising boards and management on strategic decision making and business performance. Mr. Gottfredson has served as a director of Vista Outdoor since February 2015. Mr. Gottfredson serves as a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Audit Committee.

Bruce Grooms joined Vista Outdoor as a director in 2022, bringing extensive senior-level executive experience in both the private sector and the U.S. Navy.

Mr. Grooms is a retired Navy Vice Admiral with over 30 years of successful executive leadership. Mr. Grooms is currently the Vice President and General Manager of the Marine Services Division for Delphinus Engineering, a privately held company that specializes in ship repair and maintenance. Prior to working at Delphinus Engineering, He was a Vice President at Raytheon Technologies Corp., heading up all business development activities in support of the Navy and Marine Corps Programs. Until 2015, Mr. Grooms served as a career submarine officer and served as the Commandant of the U.S. Naval Academy. Mr. Grooms has served on non-profit boards and is currently serving as an independent director on the board of Emcore Corporation, a publicly traded technology company in the aerospace and defense industry. Mr. Grooms has been selected as a director due to his extensive leadership, corporate governance, and industry experience. Mr. Grooms has been appointed to the Management Development and Compensation and Audit Committees of the Board.

Ms. Philip served as Chief Merchandising Officer for L.L. Bean, Inc., a privately held outdoor apparel and equipment retailer based in Freeport, Maine. Prior to working at L.L. Bean, Ms. Philip served in a variety of roles with other specialty retailers, including The Nature Company, Williams-Sonoma and The Gap. Today she serves on two other public company boards: Coats and Vera Bradley. She also serves on the private board of Totes-Isotoner. Ms. Philip is co-owner and Chief Creative Officer of Sea Bags. Ms. Philip has been selected to serve as director due to her extensive experience in product design and development, multi-channel merchandising and the retail and consumer products industry. Ms. Philip has served as a director of Vista Outdoor since May 2020. Ms. Philip serves as the chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee and a member of the Management Development & Compensation Committee.

Mr. Robinson was most recently employed as the Executive Vice President – Customer Experience, Product Management and Digital Revenue at Macy’s Inc. from 2015 to 2018 and was the Senior Vice President – Digital Technology at Macy’s Inc. from 2010 to 2015. Macy’s Inc. is an omni-channel retail organization that operates stores, websites, and mobile applications that sells a range of merchandise, including apparel and accessories for men, women, and children; cosmetics; home furnishings; and other consumer goods. Before joining Macy’s, Mr. Robinson was the Vice President – IT Strategy, Business Planning and Global Corporate Systems Development from 2005 to 2010 at Gap, Inc., an American worldwide clothing and accessories retailer. Prior his employment at Gap, Inc., he was the Associate Partner – Distribution Sector – Retail and Biotech Industries at IBM Business Consulting Services, which is the professional services arm of IBM, from 2001 to 2005. Mr. Robinson also previously held roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Robinson has been selected to serve as a director due to his leadership and extensive digital technology and ecommerce knowledge gained from over 20 years of experience at several large and complex businesses. Mr. Robinson has served as a director of Vista Outdoor since December 2018. Mr. Robinson serves as a member of the Management Development & Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee.

Mr. Tarola is the president of Right Advisory, LLC, a financial consulting firm. Mr. Tarola serves as a director of public mutual funds sponsored by Franklin Resources, and immediate past board chair of XBRL International, Inc. and The American Kidney Fund. He is a member of the Board of Visitors for Temple University’s Fox School of Business and is a past member of the Investor Advisory Group and the Standing Advisory Group of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. He is a former Chief Financial Officer of W. R. Grace & Co. (1999-2008) (NYSE: GRA), MedStar Health, Inc. (1996-1999), The Howard University (2009-2013), Southcoast Health System (2014-2017), Little Company of Mary Healthcare (2018), and Covenant Health (2019). Prior to becoming a CFO, Mr. Tarola was a Partner with Price Waterhouse LLP (now PricewaterhouseCoopers). Mr. Tarola is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant. Mr. Tarola is a graduate of the Fox School of Business of Temple University where he was the 2020 recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award in Accountancy and has been named as one of its Top 100 graduates in its First 100 years. Mr. Tarola has been selected to serve as a director based on his extensive management experience and deep financial expertise. Mr. Tarola has served as a director of Vista Outdoor since February 2015. Mr. Tarola serves as Chair of the Management Development and Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee.

Lynn Utter joined the Vista Outdoor Board of Directors in 2020, bringing deep operational and talent management expertise. Ms. Utter currently serves as an Operating Partner for Atlas Holdings Inc., a private investment & equity firm in Greenwich, CT, with a portfolio of more than 20 manufacturing and distribution businesses worldwide. Prior to joining Atlas, Ms. Utter served as Chief Executive Officer for First Source LLC, the largest packager and distributor of candy and specialty foods in the United States. Prior to joining First Source, Ms. Utter served as global president and chief operating officer of Knoll, Inc., a global designer, and manufacturer of workplace furnishings. She also previously held several executive positions at the Coors Brewing Company and PepsiCo/Frito Lay. She currently serves as an independent director on the boards of Lincoln Financial Corporation, Lutron, and Sila. Lynn has retired from two other public and one privately held corporate boards. Ms. Utter serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Management Development and Compensation Committee.