NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 2, 2008 – KemperSports today announced the promotions of Adrienne Flentge and Laura Cray as well as the appointment of Richard Carter to support the company’s expanding portfolio of golf properties under its ownership and management in addition to continued growth in its sports marketing, hospitality and event management activities.
Adrienne Flentge, formerly director of retail, was named national director of vendor partnerships. Since joining KemperSports in 2000, Flentge has been instrumental in opening and operating numerous golf shops throughout the company’s portfolio. Most notably, she assisted the grand opening of the Pavilion Golf Shop at the world-renowned Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Ore. In her new assignment, Flentge will be responsible for managing KemperSports’ national buying programs in a variety of areas, including merchandise, office supplies and equipment, golf course maintenance supplies and equipment, and food and beverage consumables. She will continue to be based in KemperSports’ corporate headquarters in Northbrook, Ill.
Laura Cray was appointed to the newly created position of national food and beverage director. Cray’s longstanding career with KemperSports began in 1982 at Kemper Lakes Golf Club, where she served as food and beverage director and club manager. Since 2002, she has helped elevate the hospitality, dining and special events experiences at the award-winning Bolingbrook Golf Club in Chicagoland’s southwest suburbs as food and beverage director. In her new role at corporate headquarters, Cray will be responsible for supporting regional operations executives and general managers in food and beverage operations, menu development and revenue generation. In addition, she will support food and beverage operations for several of the events operated by KemperSports, including the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational college basketball tournament and The Art of Food & Wine Palm Desert.
Richard Carter was named regional operations director, supporting KemperSports’ golf portfolio in the southeastern United States, a region which has experienced steady growth for the company over the past several years. Carter, a Class A PGA golf professional, brings more than 15 years of operations experience at resorts, premium daily-fee courses and private clubs, including an international stint at Turnberry, a renowned golf resort in Scotland.
About KemperSports
Northbrook, Ill.-based KemperSports operates golf facilities as well as athletic clubs, lodging venues and major sporting events, including nationally ranked courses and tournament venues such as Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Chambers Bay, Harding Park, Dorado Beach Resort & Club, The Glen Club, the Chicago Park District golf facilities and Desert Willow Golf Resort. Affiliate KemperSports Marketing & Communications, a sports marketing, events and public relations agency, has produced and managed major national and international events and communications programs, including the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational college basketball tournament, numerous PGA TOUR events and The Art of Food & Wine Palm Desert. For more information, visit www.kempersports.com.
Contact:
Susie Chang
847.850.2471, schang@kempersports.com
