CEO DATELINE - Pool, spa organizations to merge
CEO DATELINE - Pool, spa organizations to merge
- January 28, 2019 |
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Walt Williams
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Two groups for pool and spa professionals will merge later this year into a single entity representing the spectrum of the aquatics industry.
The National Swimming Pool Foundation and the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals announced Jan. 22 that their boards had approved the merger, which will take effect April 1. The new group will be named The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance.
"Industry leaders and our members and stakeholders increasingly realized that as our industry has continued to evolve and grow, there was tremendous, uncaptured potential to maximize our collective investments and talents for the greater good," APSP CEO Larry Caniglia said in a statement. "We are excited to announce that this potential will now be realized."
APSA is a $3.6 million-revenue trade association based in Alexandria, Va. NSPF is a $4.9 million-revenue 501(c)(3) organization based in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Caniglia, who had planned to retire in February 2019, has agreed to stay on as interim CEO of the consolidated organization until the new board can hire a full-time leader. The board will hold an organizational meeting in mid-March to begin the CEO search as well as determine staffing requirements and locations for core services and programs.
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