Board of Directors Begins Search for Successor

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK / ACCESSWIRE / June 26, 2024 / Leading anti-hunger organization Feed the Children announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Travis Arnold plans to retire at the end of the calendar year. Mike Hogan, Chair, Feed the Children Board of Directors made the announcement during a town hall staff meeting during the annual Board of Directors convening at the organization's Oklahoma City global headquarters.

"On behalf of the entire Board of Directors, we are grateful to Travis for his unwavering commitment to ending childhood hunger," Mike shared. "Thanks to Travis and his steadfast leadership, the organization has not only fed millions of families in the U.S. and around the world over the course of his tenure, but now Feed the Children is perfectly poised for continued growth and transformation as we approach our 50th anniversary in 2029."

Travis Arnold has served Feed the Children for over two decades. His firm belief - that the organization could be a catalyst for ending childhood hunger - helped position him for the role of CEO, a role he assumed in 2017 after serving as President of Feed the Children Transportation, the wholly owned transportation and logistics subsidiary of the nonprofit. "It has been my honor and privilege to lead this phenomenal organization for the last 7 years. I am incredibly proud of the work we have done and yet I know that many more children and families still need our help," said Arnold. "I hope my legacy is that Feed the Children will soon reach our bold vision that no child goes to bed hungry."

The Feed the Children Board of Directors has retained executive search firm CarterBaldwin to support the recruitment of Arnold's successor.

About Feed the Children

Feed the Children is committed to ending childhood hunger. We believe that no child should go to bed hungry, and so we provide children and families in the U.S. and around the world with the food and essentials kids need to grow and thrive.

Through our programs and partnerships, we feed children today while helping their families and communities build resilient futures. In addition to food, we distribute household and personal care items across the United States to help parents and caregivers maintain stable, food-secure households. Internationally, we expand access to nutritious meals, safe water, improved hygiene and training in sustainable living. Responsible stewards of our resources, we are driven to pursue innovative, holistic and child-focused solutions to the complex challenges of hunger, food insecurity and poverty.

For children everywhere, we believe that having enough to eat is a fundamental right.

Learn how you can help create a world without childhood hunger at feedthechildren.org

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For more information, please contact:

Kelly Frey - 405.945.4064
Kelly.frey@feedthechildren.org

SOURCE: Feed the Children