Employees Are Able to Give Back to the Community Through Monetary Donations and by Providing Community Services
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employees are able to give back to the community through monetary donations and by providing community services. Through the Callaway Golf Company Foundation, the Company strives to create healthy communities where its stakeholders live and work, by focusing on supporting programs that improve lives and contribute to communities on a select basis. Through the Callaway Golf Company Employee Community Giving Program, Company employees and their family members volunteer with local non-profit organizations. These projects are coordinated by a volunteer steering committee and focus on a variety of charitable endeavors, including improving the environment, youth empowerment, helping homeless and disadvantaged, animal care and military care. Additional information on both of these programs is available on the Company’s website www.callawaygolf.com. Information About The Company's Executive Officers Biographical information concerning the Company’s executive officers is set forth below. Name Age Position(s) Held Oliver G. Brewer III........................................ 57 President and Chief Executive Officer, Director Brian P. Lynch................................................ 59 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Glenn Hickey.................................................. 59 Executive Vice President, Callaway Golf Mark F. Leposky............................................. 56 Executive Vice President, Global Operations Joe B. Flannery 49 Executive Vice President, Apparel and Soft Goods Oliver G. Brewer III is a Director and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and has served in such capacity since March 2012. Since 2012 Mr. Brewer has served as a Director of Topgolf International, Inc. in which Callaway Golf has a minority ownership interest. Additionally, Mr. Brewer served on the National Golf Foundation's Board from 2014 to 2019. Before joining Callaway Golf, Mr. Brewer served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Adams Golf, Inc. beginning in January 2002. He was President and Chief Operating Officer of Adams Golf from August 2000 to January 2002 and Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Adams Golf from September 1998 to August 2000. Mr. Brewer also served on the Board of Directors of Adams Golf from 2000 until his resignation effective February 2012. Mr. Brewer has an M.B.A. from Harvard University and a B.S. in Economics from the College of William and Mary. Brian P. Lynch is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer of the Company and has served in such capacity since January 2019. He served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary commencing in June 2012 before being appointed the additional role of Interim Chief Financial Officer in April 2017 and Chief Financial Officer in July 2017. Mr. Lynch is responsible for the Company’s finance, accounting, law, information technology, corporate audit, and compliance functions. Mr. Lynch serves on the Board of Directors of the Callaway Golf Foundation. Mr. Lynch also formerly served as the Company’s Chief Ethics Officer from 2012 to 2018. Mr. Lynch first joined Callaway Golf in December 1999 as Senior Corporate Counsel and was appointed Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary in April 2005 and Vice President and Corporate Secretary in November 2008. Mr. Lynch received a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and a B.A. in Economics from Franklin and Marshall College. Glenn Hickey is Executive Vice President, Callaway Golf and has served in such capacity since January 2019. Mr. Hickey leads the Company’s golf equipment business globally. Mr. Hickey joined Callaway Golf in 1991 and was a top- producing Inside Sales Representative for seven years prior to being promoted to Inside Sales - National Account Manager in March 1997, Regional Sales Manager - East U.S. in November 2002, Director of Special Markets in June 2006, Vice President, Special Markets and Mass Merchants in August 2008, and Senior Vice President, Americas Sales in July 2012. Prior to joining Callaway Golf, Mr. Hickey was a bond trader for four years in the Los Angeles and New York offices of First Interstate Bank through its transition to Wedbush Securities. He completed a Financial Analysis for Non-Financial Managers certification from the University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business. He currently serves as a board member for the San Diego Junior Golf Association. Mr. Hickey received a B.S. in Business Administration from San Diego State University. Mark F. Leposky is Executive Vice President of Global Operations and has served in this capacity since January 2019. He served as Senior Vice President, Global Operations since April 2012. Mr. Leposky is responsible for all areas of the Company’s global manufacturing, program management, sourcing, logistics operations and strategy, and golf accessories. Prior to joining Callaway, Mr. Leposky served from 2005-2011 as co-founder, President and Chief Executive 11.