MacGregor's CEO Michael Setola has left to head up Greg Norman Collection in the Tharanco stable, and Tony Wilkinson, brand director for the Greg Norman Collection licence in Europe, welcomes the move.
"I am very excited about the recent purchase of Greg Norman Collection by Tharanco Group," Wilkinson tells SGB Golf. "I have met with Haresh Tharani, CEO of Tharanco Group, and members of his executive team, and given the wealth of apparel experience Tharanco brings to GNC, this is good news. We will be looking to introduce a lifestyle element to our range while continuing to develop our golf apparel."
Wilkinson will be hoping for an era of stability under the new ownership, having come through a past year of upheaval under MacGregor.
For MacGregor Golf, meanwhile, the future remains uncertain. Greg Norman remains chairman and part-owner of America's second-oldest equipment brand, but its European operation was shut down last year, and no new products have been introduced so far in 2009.
