Mountain Home businessman Rob Finley has been appointed as a member of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Friday in Little Rock.
A Cotter High School graduate, Finley served in the United States Air Force and worked in the banking industry in Mountain Home. Finley developed a credit-insurance program for financial institutions and is one of the owners of Route 66 Warranty in Mountain Home and Cranor’s White River Lodge in Cotter.
“Rob’s love of the outdoors is in his blood,” Hutchinson says. “His grandfather owned a fishing and bait store on Portia Bay, and by the time he was 4, Rob was fishing from his grandfather’s boat launch. Rob and his cousins spent hours with their grandfather learning about fishing and hunting. His love of the outdoors inspired a passion for conservation. He and his wife, Nicki, have been successful in a variety of businesses, including outdoor retreats and lodges. In Rob, I found the perfect mix of attributes that make him a logical pick to serve as a Game and Fish commissioner.”
Finley says, “The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is a body of seven stewards of the people’s property. I take that very seriously, and I will work diligently to protect it. If I could drop the gavel 84 months from now with an increase in hunter/fishing participation and youth involvement numbers on the rise, I would consider my term a success.”
Finley and his wife, live in Mountain Home and have a daughter and three sons.
He replaces chairman Ken Reeves on the commission. Governor Hutchinson thanked outgoing Chair Reeves for his service on the commission.
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