Boosting experience to their senior management team, Schutt Sports, Inc. has appointed Rollen Jones as the companys CFO. Jones will work out of the companys Litchfield facility and will oversee the companys accounting, finance, treasury and human resources operations. The move continues the companys re-structuring of its senior management team over the past six months.
Jones spent nearly two years at Pony International, a worldwide footwear company. Before that Jones served as VP/GM of the European operation of TaylorMade Golf Company.
“Since I love baseball and football, Im really drawn to the rich heritage of this company,” Jone said.
Both Robert Erb, CEO of Schutt and Kip Meyer, VP/GM, have ties to adidas, where Jones served in a variety of roles, including jobs with an international role. Jones spent over five years in Latin America working for adidas Salomon, first as CFO of the Latin American region and three years as Managing Director of adidas Chile. Later, Jones also worked alongside Erb as the CFO of adidas Golf, a TaylorMade Golf subsidiary.
“Hes lived and worked a long time in Europe and Latin America,” says Erb. “And that will play a big role as we continue growing the company.”
Schutt Sports reported that it has posted double-digit growth for the last two quarters.
