NWFA Names Martin To Replace Retiring Korczak

St. Louis, MO, Feb. 10, 2011 -- – The National Wood Flooring Association has named a successor to long-time CEO Ed Korczak, who is retiring at the end of the year.

Michael Martin has been hired as chief operations offiers, a new position that was created to transition Martin into the CEO role.

Korczak has served at CEO since 1994. Martin will join the NWFA on Feb. 21 and will work side-by-side with Korczak for the remainder of the year.

Martin served as a vice president of the National Association of Electrical Distributors for the past 13 years, where he helped develop the association’s strategic direction and budget.

One of his primary functions was to serve as publisher of The Electrical Distributor Magazine. He also was responsible for overseeing the association’s websites, communications, and public relations.

NWFA Chairman, Neil Poland of hardwood firm Mullican, said in a press release that Martin “was selected from more than 65 highly qualified candidates. Our board assembled a search committee to review, screen, and interview candidates during the past year, and the decision to hire Michael was unanimous. Michael convinced us that he is a very progressive thinker with a high energy level who can lead the NWFA to further growth in the future.”

Korczak said that Martin “has a very strong association background that will help make my transition to retirement less of an interruption to the daily operations of the NWFA. In addition, he also brings a wealth of other experience to the NWFA, including roles as a speaker, meeting planner, and convention manager.”

Martin has a bachelor's degree in communications from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri, and belongs to a number of professional organizations, including American Society of Association Executives, American Society of Business Publications Editors, Missouri Association of Publishers, International Association of Business Communicators, Society of National Association of Publications, and St. Louis Society of Association Executives.