SAN DIEGO — Lamkin, the chosen grip supplier for major golf club manufacturers worldwide, has hired leading engineering professional Norman A. Assali to head up the company’s engineering and product development departments.
Lamkin’s new director of engineering and product development, Assali comes to Lamkin from Ingersoll-Rand/Schlage, where he spent the last 10 years leading the commercial and residential security and safety industry in product design, productivity efficiency and continuous improvements in achieving operational excellence. He is a black-belt champion in the six-sigma program, a training program developed to help businesses achieve extraordinary results by reducing costs, increasing revenues, improving process speeds, raising quality levels and deepening customer relationships.
"Norman is a great asset to our organization," says Bob Lamkin, president and CEO of Lamkin Corp. "His dedication to his work and clear business focus will help us as we continue to provide golfers with the latest technical advances in golf grips. We are happy to have added a team player who can bring so much to the table, for both Lamkin and Lamkin customers."
Lamkin has been setting the industry standard for more than 80 years with their advancements in golf grips. The Lamkin Crossline, one of the best selling grips in the world, has won numerous tournaments and continues to show up in the hands of the tops of leader boards each week. Lamkin grips feature the technical innovation and exacting standards that have set them apart and keep bringing pros and amateur players back to them again and again.
For more information on Lamkin, call 800.642.7755 or visit www.lamkingrips.com.
Headquartered in San Diego, Lamkin Corporation is a world-leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of Tour-quality golf club grips, featuring greater stability, traction and comfort. Lamkin is also a proud sponsor of the Prostate Cancer Foundation and donates a percentage of every aftermarket regrip sale to fund prostate cancer research. For more information about Lamkin, call 800.642.7755 or visit the Lamkin web site at www.lamkingrips.com.
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