Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. Appoints Steven W. Sansom to Its Board of Directors

WEST JORDAN, Utah, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. (“Sportsman’s Warehouse” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SPWH) announced today that Steven W. Sansom has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective September 15, 2023. He will serve as a member of the Board’s Compensation Committee.

“Steve is a tremendous addition to the Board,” said Joseph Schneider, Interim CEO and Chairman of the Board. “He brings decades of experience from his numerous roles as an investor, board member and executive leader – and we are pleased to welcome him to Sportsman’s Warehouse. Steve’s wide range of skillsets across industries, including holding senior positions at high-growth businesses in the logistics and real estate sectors, as well as his capital allocation expertise gained in these roles, further complements the strengths of the Board.”

Mr. Schneider continued, “Steve’s addition as a director is part of our ongoing commitment to ensuring the Board has the right mix of skills and perspectives that align with the Company’s strategic objectives. We look forward to working alongside Steve as we move to return the business to growth and enhance long-term shareholder value. Putting a permanent CEO in place is a critical part of achieving these goals, and we expect to fill that position soon.”

On his appointment, Mr. Sansom said, “As an avid outdoorsman, as well as a loyal Sportsman’s Warehouse customer, I am honored and excited to be joining the organization and its talented Board. I look forward to drawing on my skills and experience in financial leadership and capital markets as the Board continues to work collaboratively to advance the Company’s value-creating strategy.”

Mr. Sansom is a corporate executive with over 30 years of experience in high-growth businesses. He has served as founder and chairman of Steel Grove Capital Advisors and Steel Grove Family Office in Memphis, Tennessee since September 2001. Mr. Sansom was also a founder, principal and member of the board of directors of Center Coast Capital Advisors, an independent investor in United States mid-stream energy infrastructure assets, from November 2007 until its merger with Brookfield Asset Management in February 2018. Mr. Sansom also served as a vice president of Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York, New York and Memphis, Tennessee between August 1993 and September 2001. Mr. Sansom began his career at Merrill Lynch Global Capital Markets in the Institutional Equity Capital Markets Group in New York, New York from August 1991 to September 1993. Mr. Sansom currently serves on the Executive Advisory Board of Brown Brothers Harriman Capital Partners, the middle markets private equity investment group at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. in New York, New York. Mr. Sansom is a member of several additional boards of directors, including the advisory board of Axxes Capital, a private markets investment firm. He also previously served on Charles Schwab & Co. Institutional Advisory Board in San Francisco, California.