Chris Martin IV has announced plans to retire as CEO of the storied guitar-maker C.F. Martin & Co., which he has led for more than three decades.
"I’ve spent over 40 years in my family business and what a ride it’s been,” Martin said in a press release. “Now I’ve reached the point where it’s time for me to move into the role of Executive Chairman. I am confident in the current leadership team because I know they love the company as much as I do and I will be working closely with them through this transition."
Martin’s retirement will coincide with his stepping down as chairman of the National Association Of Music Merchants . C.F. Martin presidentalso announced her plans to retire in Oct. 2021:"I have truly enjoyed working with Chris and all our co-workers over the last five years to strengthen Martin Guitar," she shared.
Martin is now working with Hudson Gain Corporation to search for a new CEO-president. The news opens up the possibility for C.F. Martin & Co. to be run by someone outside the Martin family lineage. When Martin took reins of the family business following the death of his grandfather,, in 1986, he became the sixth-generation leader of the company, which was founded by German immigrant
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