Wally Uihlein

Wally Uihlein (born 1950) in Haverhill, Massachusetts is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Acushnet Company, a subsidiary of Fortune Brands which comprises the golf brands Titleist, FootJoy, Cobra Golf, Pinnacle, and Scotty Cameron.

Uihlein (pronounced "U-Line") earned a bachelor's degree in marketing in 1973 from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and completed graduate courses in business management at Suffolk University in Boston.

In 1976, he joined Acushnet as a regional sales representative and within a year, Uihlein became Titleist's national sales manager. He was named vice president of sales and distribution in 1982, and was eventually named chairman and chief executive officer in May 2000. [ [http://www.golfbusinesswire.com/viewRelease.php?releaseID=903 The Wire ] ]

Wally's son, Peter, was named Boys Rolex Junior Player of the Year in 2005. [ [http://www.ajga.org/Media_Center/CoverStories/04_Stories/11-1-05.asp Peter Uihlein Named Boys Rolex Junior Player of the Year ] ]

ee also

* Fortune Brands

External links

* [http://www.titleist.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=300&category=technology&subcategory= Titleist interview]
* [http://www.ajga.org/Newsletter/TheAJGALink/3-15-06/Uihlein.asp Digger Smith Awards Banquet speech]

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