Tuesday, November 19, 2013
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PHOENIX -- John A. Solheim, PING Chairman & CEO, will be inducted into
the Arizona Golf Hall of Fame on November 25th for his business leadership and
his contributions to golf. His parents, PING founder Karsten Solheim and his
wife, Louise, preceded him into the Hall. Karsten was inducted posthumously in
2000; Louise, who turned 95 in June, was honored in 2004. Ceremonies will be
held at Gainey Ranch Golf Club in Scottsdale.
"I am delighted to join my parents in the Arizona Golf Hall of Fame," said
Solheim, 67. "In more than a half-century of doing business here, we're proud of
the role we've played in helping contribute to the growth of Phoenix and
communities around the state. As a family-owned business, we get our greatest
satisfaction from creating jobs for the more than 800 employees who make us the
success we are today. And because golf is so important to Arizona's vitality,
PING will always play a key role in sponsoring efforts to promote the game and
grow participation at every level."Solheim got his start in the business when he
was 13, working alongside his dad on early putter designs in the family's
garage. He aspired to be an architect, but as PING's business expanded, he
turned his passion to designing golf clubs and helping Karsten grow the
privately-held entity into one of the most influential golf companies in the
world. As chairman and CEO, he leads the company's strategic direction and
oversees the design and development of PING® products.
"Thinking back to my years working with Karsten, we still run the business
with a hands-on approach," Solheim said. "Even though we've grown beyond what
Karsten and I could have imagined, we've always focused on the same principles —
performance, innovation, and custom fitting — as the foundations for engineering
products that make the game easier for golfers of all abilities."
From 1961 to 1966, the company operated out of the family garage north of
Phoenix near Scottsdale, Ariz. Since then, the headquarters have been located in
North Phoenix, where the company occupies 27 buildings spread over 52 acres.
Karsten Manufacturing Corporation and its subsidiaries employ approximately
1,200 people worldwide and conduct business in more than 70 countries.
PING is a registered trademark of Karsten Manufacturing Corporation in the
U.S. and other countries.
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