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7
Executive Officers of the Registrant
Biographical information concerning the Company’s executive officers is set forth below.
Name Age Position(s) Held
Oliver G. Brewer III ........................................... 52 President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
Robert K Julian................................................... 53 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Alan Hocknell .................................................... 44 Senior Vice President, Research and Development
Brian P. Lynch.................................................... 54 Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Mark F. Leposky................................................. 51 Senior Vice President, Global Operations
Alex M. Boezeman............................................. 56 President, Asia
Neil Howie ......................................................... 53 Managing Director, Europe, Middle East and Africa
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 currently serves as Chairman of the National Golf
Foundation's Board. 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.
Robert K. Julian is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and has served in such capacity
since May 2015. Before joining the Company, Mr. Julian served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of
Lydall Inc. from October 2012 through April 2015. Prior to Lydall, he served as the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice
President of Legrand North America, Inc., (LNA), a subsidiary of Legrand, S.A. from November 2004 until October 2012.
Mr. Julian also served as Vice President and Controller - Worldwide Strategic Sourcing of Fisher Scientific International, Inc.
(now Thermo Fisher Scientific). Previously, Mr. Julian held key financial leadership roles at Cisco Systems, Inc., Honeywell
International, Inc. and Rockwell International, Inc. Mr. Julian holds an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan and earned
a B.A. in Finance from Michigan State University, with honors.
Alan Hocknell is Senior Vice President, Research and Development and has served in such capacity since August 2009.
In this role, Dr. Hocknell is primarily responsible for charting the Company’s product innovation and design strategies across
all product categories. Dr. Hocknell has held the position of Vice President, Innovation and Advanced Design since 2004, and
prior to that he held various other positions since joining the Company in 1998, including Senior Manager of Advanced
Technology and Senior Director, Product Design and Engineering. Dr. Hocknell’s Doctorate degree is in Engineering
Mechanics from Loughborough University in Leicestershire, England. Dr. Hocknell also has a Master's degree in Mechanical
Engineering and Management from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London, England.
Brian P. Lynch is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary and has served in such capacity since
June 2012. Mr. Lynch is responsible for the Company’s legal, corporate governance and compliance functions. Mr. Lynch
also serves as the Company’s Chief Ethics Officer. Mr. Lynch first joined Callaway 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 has over 25 years of experience handling legal, strategic, operational, and
administrative matters for public and private entities. Mr. Lynch received a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and a B.A.
in Economics from Franklin and Marshall College.
Mark F. Leposky is Senior Vice President, Global Operations and has served in such capacity 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 Officer of Gathering Storm Holding Company, LLC/ TMAX Gear LLC (collectively, “TMAX”),
which, as exclusive licensee, designed, developed, manufactured, and distributed accessory products for TaylorMade-Adidas
Golf. When the license agreement was terminated in 2011, TMAX exited the business and TMAX entered into a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors. Prior to that, Mr. Leposky served in various operations roles for Fisher Scientific
International, TaylorMade-Adidas Golf, the Coca-Cola Company and the United Parcel Service Company. Mr. Leposky began