Cleveland Golf/Srixon announced that, effective immediately, John Rae has been named vice president of research and development (R & D) for Cleveland Golf/Srixon – U.S.A.
“I have the utmost confidence in John's leadership abilities,” said Todd Harman, president of Cleveland Golf/Srixon – U.S.A. “His experience and knowledge, combined with the excellent staff we've assembled on our R & D team, make him the ideal choice for taking our company to the next level.”
Rae, who graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, has held several different roles over his ten years at Cleveland® Golf/Srixon. Initially hired as a shaft research engineer, he was responsible for testing and qualification of all shafts used in production products. He moved on to serve as a Research Engineer and later as the manager of the Research Group. During that period, Rae and his team were key contributors for various products ranging from the Launcher series of woods, to the HiBORE driver, to the TA7 irons and CG15 wedges.
“I am honored to have the opportunity to work with such skilled people,” added Rae. “Moving forward we are looking for big ideas out of the R&D team and with the staff we have in place we can expect not just big ideas but game changing ones.”
Cleveland Golf, Srixon, Never Compromise and Cleveland Classics apparel are brands owned by SRI Sports Limited. With corporate headquarters based in Kobe, Japan, SRI Sports is the fourth largest golf company in the world, as well as one of the world's leading patent holders in golf ball technology.
