ST. LOUIS—Michael Martin has been hired as COO of the National Wood Flooring Association ( NWFA). This is a new position and was created to transition Martin into the CEO role with the retirement of executive director/CEO Ed Korczak at the end of 2011.

Martin comes to NWFA after spending the past 13 years with the National Association of Electrical Distributors, where he served as vice president. Along with helping to develop the association’s strategic direction and budget, one of his primary functions was to serve as publisher of The Electrical Distributor (TED) magazine. He also was responsible for overseeing the association’s websites, communications and public relations.

Selected from a pool of 65 candidates, Korczak said Martin’s strong association background “will help make my transition to retirement less of an interruption to the daily operations of NWFA. In addition, he brings a wealth of other experience, including roles as a speaker, meeting planner and convention manager.”

For more on the NWFA, call 800.422.4556.