USA Boxing has named the four new independent BOD members it was required to add under threat of decertification by the USOC after an investigation into conflicts of interest, one of which will replace President John Brown as chair, a post he was forced to relinquish as part of the USOC actions. Joining the board are: Sherry Wulkan, CEO & Medical Dir of the Combative Sports Consulting Services; Chris Trombetta, Senior VP/Strategy & Talent for Red Bull North America; Tyson Lee, President & CEO of Ranger Industrial Services; and Hector Colon, President & CEO of Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan.
The USOC is pushing all Olympic NGBs to include more BOD members with no direct ties to the sport, believing many of the nonprofits’ volunteer members are too driven by parochial interests. Brown, who denied any wrongdoing, has been in the amateur boxing industry for decades as a coach, club leader and businessman. The four came from a list of 10 generated by an unnamed search firm. The USOC is playing a key role in helping NGBs find new directors who have a working knowledge of their sports but no direct stake.
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Before the USOC-imposed changes, USAB bylaws required two out of 10 BOD members to be independent. Once the changes are complete, USAB will have six independent members out of 13. Three other non-independent board members were also named today: Eric Buller, President of the National Collegiate Boxing Association (affiliated member director); Patrick Butler, voted into his spot by the country’s local boxing committees; and Brian Ceballo, an athlete representative. The new board members officially join the board March 31, with an election for chair that same day.
