Callaway Golf Company appointed former golf pro and marketing executive Linda B. Segre to its board of directors. She will begin serving immediately and will stand for election for a full one-year term at the company's 2016 annual meeting of shareholders.
Segre, 55, is currently Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and People Officer of Diamond Foods, a position she has held since March 2014. The San Francisco-based company produces premium snack food and culinary nut products which are sold under various brands including Kettle Brand chips, Emerald snack nuts, Pop Secret popcorn, and Diamond of California nuts. Segre first joined Diamond Foods in 2009 as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy. Before joining Diamond Foods, Segre served as Managing Director of Google.org and Vice President and Managing Director of The Boston Consulting Group's San Francisco Office. From 1981 until 1985, Segre was a touring golf professional in the United States, Europe and Asia, having won five tournaments including the Irish Open and the Reno Open. Segre holds a degree in economics from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
“Linda's extensive knowledge of corporate strategy and consumer products will benefit the Board greatly,” commented Ronald S. Beard, Chairman of the Board of Callaway Golf Company. “In addition, she brings a unique perspective to the golf business as a former professional golfer. We are excited to have her join us.”
The addition of Segre expands the board to a total of nine members, including Chairman, Ronald S. Beard, Samuel H. Armacost, Oliver “Chip” Brewer III, John C. Cushman, III, John F. Lundgren, Adebayo O. Ogunlesi, Richard L. Rosenfield, and Anthony S. Thornley. Callaway Golf's Bylaws mandate that the Company's Board consist of not less than six nor more than fifteen members, of which the substantial majority must be independent. With the addition of Segre as an independent director, eight of the nine board members qualify as independent under applicable standards
