Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) today announced the
appointment of two new Senior Vice Presidents, David Laverty and
Thomas Yang, reporting directly to President and CEO George Fellows.
Mr. Yang assumed his duties today as Senior Vice President,
International and Mr. Laverty will begin August 7 as Senior Vice
President, Operations.
Mr. Laverty will be responsible for strategic and operational
oversight of all worldwide manufacturing operations of Callaway Golf
and Top-Flite. Prior to joining Callaway, Mr. Laverty was a Senior
Vice President with Vertis Inc., in Baltimore. Previously, he had
spent 25 years at Revlon in numerous operations management posts. He
has a B.A. in Economics from Temple University.
Mr. Yang joins the Company from Starbucks where he was Senior Vice
President of Global Consumer Products, International. In that role he
was responsible for leading Starbucks into the consumer products
business in international markets. He previously served in
International roles for Coca Cola, Proctor & Gamble, and Clorox
Company.
Mr. Yang will be responsible for developing and executing Callaway
Golf's international strategy, with the Carlsbad International Team
and International Subsidiaries reporting to him. He graduated from the
University of Colorado with a B.S. in Marketing and has a Masters of
International Management from the American Graduate School of
International Management (Thunderbird) in Arizona.
In addition, Callaway Golf announced the departure of Senior
Executive Vice President Bob Penicka, who was head of global
manufacturing operations for Callaway Golf and Top-Flite.
Through an unwavering commitment to innovation, Callaway Golf
creates products and services designed to make every golfer a better
golfer. Callaway Golf Company manufactures and sells golf clubs and
golf balls, and sells golf accessories, under the Callaway Golf(R),
Top-Flite(R), Odyssey(R) and Ben Hogan(R) brands. For more information
visit www.callawaygolf.com.
