Williams Reappointed as TIA President in New, Expanded Role
Posted: December 20, 2017 in Suppliers
Tennis Industry Association
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Tennis Industry Association Board of Directors voted in early December to reappoint Jeff Williams as the ongoing TIA president in a new and expanded capacity. Williams will become the first president as a staff position since Jim Baugh held that position ten years ago. This newly created role will allow Williams to further focus on the industry’s specific challenges and opportunities by working closely with TIA staff and industry partners.
Williams has a range of experiences to make him a natural for this role, including publisher of Tennis Magazine and Tennis Industry magazine. Currently, he is publisher with Tennis Magazine/Tennis Media Co./Tennis Channel.
The board also voted to appoint Susan DiBiase as TIA vice president. DiBiase is the General Manager for Babolat USA.
In addition, Dr. Timothy Russell, the CEO of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, is the newest member of the TIA Board of Directors. Joining the Board last spring was Gavin Forbes, the managing director and senior vice president of IMG Tennis.
Two new TIA Board Representatives, which are non-voting positions, were also named. Adam Burbary, owner of Game-Set-Match Inc. of Denver, is the Retailer Representative, and Ajay Pant, the national tennis director for Life Time, based in Chanhassen, Minn., is the Facility Representative.
The TIA Board will next meet on April 8 at Wild Dunes Resort in Charleston, S.C., in conjunction with the Tennis Owners & Managers Conference/Tennis Innovation Challenge. The Board also is scheduled to meet in New York City Aug. 27 during the US Open. For more information, visit TennisIndustry.org.
The full TIA board is:
- adidas: Dave Malinowski;
- American Sports Builders Association: Fred Stringfellow;
- ATP World Tour: Linda Clark;
- Babolat: *Eric Babolat/Susan DiBiase;
- Dunlop Sports Group: Kai Nitsche;
- ESPN: John Suchenski;
- HEAD/Penn Racquet Sports: Greg Mason/*Ottmar Barbian;
- Intercollegiate Tennis Association: Dr. Timothy Russell;
- International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Assn.: Meredith Poppler;
- International Management Group: Gavin Forbes;
- International Tennis Federation: Dr. Stuart Miller/*Dave Haggerty;
- International Tennis Hall of Fame: Todd Martin;
- Professional Tennis Registry: Dan Santorum;
- Sports & Fitness Industry Assn.: Tom Cove;
- Tennis Channel: David Egdes;
- Tennis Magazine/Tennis Media Co./Tennis Channel: *Jeff Williams;
- U.S. Professional Tennis Assn.: John Embree;
- U.S. Racquet Stringers Assn.: Bob Patterson;
- U.S. Tennis Association: Kurt Kamperman;
- Wilson Sporting Goods: *Hans-Martin Reh/Mickey Maule;
- Women’s Tennis Association: Steve Simon;
- World TeamTennis: Ilana Kloss.
- (*TIA Global Council)
