Vista Outdoor Inc. hired Fred Ferguson as Vice President, Government and Industry Relations, reporting to Amanda Covington, the company's Senior Vice President of Communications and Government Relations. Ferguson will have responsibility for leading Vista Outdoor's legislative and executive branch outreach, industry association relationships, and the company's Political Action Committee. Ferguson most recently worked as Chief of Staff for Rep. Jason Chaffetz where he led a team of more than 70 staff members in five offices in the state of Utah and Washington, D.C. Ferguson acted as principal policy advisor for legislative and political matters for Chaffetz, and he managed the Congressman's successful campaign for the Chairmanship of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.