TORONTO, Dec. 1 /CNW/ - Martin Bunting, Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer of Nevada Bob's Golf Inc. (TSE: ''NBC''), announced
that Jay Sorrenti has joined the Company in the position of Chief Operating
Officer for the Franchise Division of Nevada Bob's Golf, Inc.
Previous to joining Nevada Bob's Golf, Jay spent 10 years as Director of
Franchise Development and Director of Operations and General Manger with GNC
Franchising Inc., the franchisor of over 1,500 General Nutrition Health
Centers across North America. During his tenure at GNC, Sorrenti also
supervised the retail operations of a network of over 2,800 corporate stores.
Sorrenti succeeds Don Schafer who served as Director of Franchise for
Nevada Bob's Golf on an interim basis.
Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Bunting said, ''We are very pleased
that Nevada Bob's Golf will be able to tap the knowledge and experience of Jay
Sorrenti as he serves in this very key position. He joins what is already an
outstanding team of talented individuals. In addition, Jay brings a valuable
perspective to NBG as he played competitive golf on the junior and collegiate
level and to this day still plays to an enviable one handicap.''
''All of us at Nevada Bob's Golf want to thank Don Schafer for his many
contributions during the transition stage of our Company and we wish him well
in his future endeavors,'' Mr. Bunting said.
The Nevada Bob's Golf Inc. is the largest retail chain of golf
specialty retail stores in the world. The system currently consists of a total
of 281 stores, of which 195 are franchise locations. The majority of the
stores are located in the United States and Canada.
The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of the
information contained in this release.
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For further information: Martin Bunting, Tel. (403)217-2342, Fax (403)686-1558 |
