Frank Hugelmeyer, president and CEO of the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), has been elected as the new ICOMIA board president for a two-year term.
Based in Washington, DC, Frank has led NMMA since 2019 helping to advance the interests of the North American recreational boating industry, including the manufacturers who collectively produce 80% of marine products used in North America.
During his tenure, NMMA has advocated and expanded the market for recreational boating across North America.
His tenure has included weathering the global pandemic while elevating the industry’s political voice within Ottawa, Canada, and Washington DC, and state governments, to enhancing the industry’s consumer visibility and welcoming more people to boating through Discover Boating.
During his time leading NMMA, he has also helped strengthen NMMA’s balance sheet and supported NMMA members in securing the North American industry’s footing as a $230 billion economic market.
It is a special honour to be elected president of the ICOMIA board on behalf of the NMMA.
Frank Hugelmeyer
Frank has played a key role in expanding and elevating the outdoor recreation industry.
Over the past 25 years, Frank was chief executive officer for three of America’s leading outdoor recreation trade associations and board director for many influential US and international outdoor recreation-related organisations.
He was a founding board member for the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, a global non-profit that assists companies to measure and reduce their environmental footprint.
He was also co-founder of the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable, a coalition uniting America’s $1.2 trillion outdoor economy to advance public policy and economic growth.
Most recently, Frank partnered with outgoing ICOMIA president Darren Vaux and CEO Joe Lynch to launch ICOMIA’s global Propelling Our Future initiative, establishing a forward-looking framework for innovation and sustainability across international recreational marine markets.
ICOMIA members
“It is a special honour to be elected president of the ICOMIA board on behalf of the NMMA, and to have the opportunity to serve the global recreational marine industry at such a pivotal time,” said Frank.
“I look forward to working in close partnership with ICOMIA members around the world to chart a collaborative course forward for our industry that is rooted in economic prosperity, innovation, and outdoor enjoyment.”
Frank was elected to the role of president at ICOMIA’s AGM at which several other positions were voted on including four new board members – Alpaslan Sirkecioglu of YATED, Turkey; Jose Luis Fayos of ANEN, Spain; Mats Eriksson of SWEBOAT, Sweden and Andrew Scott of BIA, Australia.
The board also voted Jarkko Pajusalo of FINNBOAT, Finland, as new vice president.
