GCSAA President David S. Downing, II, CGCS, has announced that the search for a new CEO is progressing and that a date has been set for the departure of current CEO Steve Mona.

"Earlier this week, the GCSAA Board of Directors conducted a series of second-round interviews for the association's CEO, and the process is continuing in good order," Downing said. "With the Golf Industry Show behind us, we anticipate working through the rest of the process without delay.

"Having reached this point, we feel comfortable working with Steve Mona to set a date for his last day. After discussing the timing, the board and Mona agreed upon Friday, Feb. 29, as his official last day at GCSAA. He will start fulltime at the World Golf Foundation on Monday, March 3. We greatly appreciate Steve's dedication in
continuing to serve as GCSAA CEO for more than five months after announcing his acceptance of his new position. He also has agreed to devote some time to assisting with transition once the new CEO is on board."

Downing also said that to maintain the association's normal governance structure and operations until and the actual hire and start date of our new CEO, the board appointed Cam Oury, GCSAA's chief financial officer and managing director of finance, to serve as interim CEO, effective March 1. Oury will not assume the travel and representation duties that Steve fulfilled, but will have full decision-making authority and reporting responsibility.