Sturm, Ruger & Company (RGR) Q1 2019 Earnings Call Transcript -- The Motley Fool

Image source: The Motley Fool. Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE:RGR[1])Q1 2019 Earnings CallMay. 08, 2019, 9:00 a.m. ETContents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Mike Jacobi I want to personally welcome you to the 2019 Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. annual meeting of shareholders. As many of you know, I am Mike Jacobi. I have served on the Ruger board of directors since 2006, and I've had the pleasure of being the board chairman since 2010. I'm extremely pleased to announce that effective today, Ronald C. Whitaker is now the chairman of the board. Ron also joined the Ruger board in 2006, so we have served together since then. His biography is contained in our proxy materials, and I encourage you to read it.It is impressive to say the least. As we note there, Ron's significant executive, board and firearms experience make him an excellent board member. And I believe and I am confident the board agrees, chairman. I would hasten to add that this is just part of our normal board rotation and refreshment process. I will continue to serve on the board, just not as chairman. I thank you for your support all these years and look forward to continuing to serve our shareholders. And with that I will turn it over to Ron. Ron Whitaker -- Independent Director Thank you, Mike, and before I call the meeting to order, I'd just like to give my personal thanks to Mike for his dedication to this company. I've had the pleasure of knowing all four of Sturm, Ruger's chairman of the board. Two of them I competed against, and they were good competition. They were wonderful people. And they had the industry in mind during their entire service to the company. Two of them I served under admiral service and Mike, and I can't tell you

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