GCSAA and COO part ways

The GCSAA posted on its website in mid-January that Matt Shatto, its chief operating officer (COO), was no longer working for the association.

Shatto was with the association for only a year. The GCSAA’s previous COO, Richard Konzem, had a similarly short stint with the organization. As of press time no further details or future plans were revealed in regard to the COO position.

Golfdom‘s Mark Woodward, a former CEO of the GCSAA, spoke with us about the process and initial research it takes to hire and fire a new COO. “It takes a lot of resources to complete a nationwide search. You obviously need to advertise the position and complete several rounds of interviews,” says Woodward. “It’s always a tough decision for a CEO to make.”