American Outdoor Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select: AOUT)

Brian Murphy, CEO, American Outdoor Brands

Brian Murphy is President and CEO of American Outdoor Brands, a portfolio of 21 consumer brands that offers innovative products for outdoor enthusiasts, a role he has held since the company’s spinoff from its former parent in 2020. He previously served as Vice President, Corporate Development of Vista Outdoor, Inc., an American designer, manufacturer, and marketer of outdoor sports and recreation products. Prior to Vista, he served as Director of Mergers & Acquisitions and as Director of Financial Planning & Analysis for Alliant Techsystems (“ATK”), an American aerospace, defense, and outdoor sporting goods company. During his tenure, Brian helped ATK complete two acquisitions, Savage Firearms and Bushnell Group Holdings, as well as the transaction which split ATK into two separate public companies: Vista Outdoor, Inc., and Orbital ATK, an aerospace and defense company. Brian previously held various management roles at McMaster-Carr Supply Company, a supplier of maintenance, repair and operations materials to industrial and commercial facilities worldwide. He is a published book author and he previously served as an investment banker with the firm Houlihan Lokey, where he advised companies in the areas of strategy, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, and restructuring. Brian earned his B.S. in Business, Finance, and Entrepreneurial Management at the University of Minnesota.

Matthew Koranda, Managing Director, Senior Research Analyst, ROTH MKM

Matthew Koranda is a Managing Director, Senior Research Analyst at ROTH MKM, specializing in the Consumer sector with a primary focus on direct-to-consumer (DTC) and digitally native brands. With over 10 years of experience as a research analyst, he has worked on both the sell-side and buy-side, placing an emphasis on conducting proprietary primary research. He has received several analyst awards, including an honorable mention by Institutional Investor in the Alternative Energy category in 2014 and the StarMine award for financial forecasting accuracy in automotive components in 2019.Prior to beginning his career in finance in 2011, Mr. Koranda served as a Legislative Aide to Senator Carl Levin for three years, where he focused on environmental and energy policy.Mr. Koranda holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. in Finance and Strategy from the University of California, Irvine.