NGF announced the appointment of George Fellows, president and CEO of Callaway Golf Company, to its board of directors for a three-year term. Before becoming president and CEO at Callaway, Fellows operated his own consulting business in New York, where he advised major American financial companies Investcorp and JPMorgan Partners. Prior to 2000, he was president and CEO of Revlon, Inc., and he continues to serve on the board of VF Corporation.
NGFs board of directors represents the full spectrum of the golf industry, including manufacturing, associations, golf course financing, golf retail, golf media, and golf course management and operations.
The NGF Board of Directors now includes Mark King (Chairman), president & CEO, TaylorMade-adidas Golf;
Jim Connor (vice chairman), president, FootJoy;
Stephen F. Mona (secretary/treasurer), CEO, GCSAA;
Joe Louis Barrow Jr., senior vice president – national director, The First Tee;
Cindy Davis, U.S. general manager, Nike Golf;
George Fellows, president & CEO, Callaway Golf Company;
Jerry Hinckley, national sales director, Textron Financial Corporation;
Greg Hopkins, president/CEO, Cleveland Golf;
James Kahn, SVP/Strategic Development, The Golf Digest Companies;
David Pillsbury, COO of the TPC Properties, PGA TOUR;
Gary Schaal, Principal, Cannon Ridge Golf Club; and,
Jim Thompson, president & CEO, Golfsmith International.
