TaylorMade Golf has announced the completion of the restructuring of its executive team with the arrival of three new members. The three new appointments, all former TaylorMade executives, comprise David Abeles, president of TaylorMade and Adams Golf; Jeff Barker, chief financial officer; and Bob Maggiore, chief marketing officer.
Maggiore will be responsible for the marketing and digital teams. He has worked for the company for 16 years. Abeles was most recently the chief executive of the Competitor Group. He returns to TaylorMade to oversee the global business operations for the TaylorMade and Adams Golf brands. Barker, who will rejoin the team in early March, was most recently the finance director for the Adidas Group in São Paulo, Brazil. In 2010, Barker took the role of director of finance and operations for EMEA & Pacific at TaylorMade's office in the U.K.
TaylorMade Golf has gone through significant changes in its internal organization since the arrival of Ben Sharpe as chief executive,in June 2014. Sharpe replaced Mark King, who was promoted from chief executive of TaylorMade-Adidas Golf to president of the Adidas Group for North America.
