Frank Guastella will head operations and marketing division
Clarkston, Michigan (December 17, 2007) – Clarkston based Franklin Golf, a golf management and marketing company adds Director of Operations/Marketing, Frank Guastella to it’s executive team. Guastella, a 24-year PGA Member and Master Professional, is charged with overseeing Franklin’s public course managed properties.
Considered a marketing and player development expert, Guastella will be engaged in consulting, marketing solutions, property management and site evaluations for Franklin. Guastella will also coordinate revenue and customer growth within the Franklin portfolio.
"We are excited to have Frank as part of our growing company, he will be an asset to the Franklin team", said founder and President of Franklin, Dean B. Horn. "His extensive knowledge, across every operating front, coupled with his integrity and passion, is a perfect fit to our culture and services offered to our clients."
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Guastella brings over 12 years of experience in the area of golf course ownership as the co-owner of the Red Fox Run Golf Course located in Gwinn, Michigan. Additionally, Guastella has extensive management experience having been General Manager of the St. Clair River Country Club, St. Clair, MI; General Manager of the Paint Creek Golf Club, Lake Orion, MI; and General Manager of The Lochmoor Club, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI. He is the current President of the Michigan Golf Course Owners Association and has served on their Board since 1996. Guastella holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Ferris State University.
Franklin Golf is one of the leading golf management and consulting companies in the golf industry. Franklin specializes in management and operations support, consulting on every facet of operations, and providing marketing support through its own marketing company-Course Logic.
In addition Franklin provides a wealth of knowledge and support to banks and lenders through course analysis, market strategies, and appraisals to assist banks in various lending situations, repossessions, or course brokerage opportunities. Franklin’s history of working with banks and lenders to evaluate, re-position, and dispose of challenged properties has been an asset to the banking and lender industry. For more information visit www.franklin-golf.net or call 248-393-1721.
Contact:
Franklin Golf
Dean Horn, President, (248) 760-2835, dhorn@franklin-golf.net
Resort & Golf Marketing
Dave Richards, (248) 642-6420, dave@resortandgolf.com
Kevin Frisch, (989) 614-0241, kevin@resortandgolf.com
