A selection committee formed to search for a new CEO for the International Folk Art Market will have its first meeting Wednesday.

The organization hopes to have a new leader in place by the end of the year, spokeswoman Audrey Rubinstein said.

Former CEO Melissa Mann resigned last month following this year’s market, which organizers said was its most successful to date. A news release from the organization did not give a reason for Mann’s departure four days after the 2023 event ended.