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OUR LEADERSHIP

The global leadership position of our brands and of The Kinetic Group

is a direct reflection of our strength, knowledge and talent.

Jason Vanderbrink

Jason Vanderbrink

Chairman and CEO


Jason Vanderbrink is Chairman and CEO of The Kinetic Group. Jason previously served as Senior Vice President of Sales for all the company’s brands. He joined Vista Outdoor’s sales organization in 2005 and has held roles with increasing responsibility. Jason has more than 17 years of increasing leadership experience in the outdoor industry, including five years with The Cullerton Company.


Jason earned his bachelor’s degree from Saginaw Valley State University and his master’s degree from Missouri State University. He completed the University of Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme in 2013. Jason serves on the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s (NSSF) Board of Governors.

Jeff Ehrich

Jeff Ehrich

Chief Legal, HR Officer

Jeff Ehrich, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, The Kinetic Group, has served in a variety of roles with the Legal Departments of Vista Outdoor and its predecessor, ATK, which he joined in 2011.


He was most recently promoted to Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary in 2018. Prior to that, he served as Associate General Counsel from 2015 to 2018, Senior Counsel from 2013 to 2015, and Counsel from 2011 to 2015.


He began his career as a police officer, then served as a commercial litigator before joining ATK.

Mark Kowalski

Mark Kowalski

Controller, Chief Accounting Officer

Mark Kowalski, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, is responsible for the accounting, tax, financial reporting and governance functions at Vista Outdoor. Mark has over 20 years of experience in accounting and tax.


Prior to his current role, he was the Corporate Controller since January 2019 and the interim Corporate Controller and VP, Tax since August 2018. He led the tax department at Vista Outdoor since its creation and held increasing roles of responsibility in the tax department at Orbital ATK prior to Vista Outdoor’s spin-off where he focused on all areas of tax including tax accounting, planning and compliance. He began his career with Deloitte.

Allan Kerfeld

Allan Kerfeld

Chief Financial Officer, VP Finance


Allan Kerfeld, Chief Financial Officer and VP of Finance, has more than 35 years of experience in finance, including several management roles at Vista Outdoor.


Allan joined Vista Outdoor’s predecessor, ATK, in 1996. He spent the last four years as CFO of the Sporting Products segment and served the previous three years as VP of Finance Shared Services for Vista Outdoor. As CFO of The Kinetic Group, Allan is responsible for the financial accuracy and results of the entire division. Prior to Vista Outdoor, Allan worked in management at Kurt Manufacturing for two years and spent six years with Basic Industries.


Allan graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from St. Cloud State University.

Jason Nash

Jason Nash

VP, Marketing

Jesse Whiteside

Jesse Whiteside

VP, Product Management and R&D

Tyson Schmidtke

Tyson Schmidtke

VP, Supply Chain Operations

Cliff Manual

Cliff Manual

VP, Information Technology

Brett Nelson

Brett Nelson

VP, Sales