San Francisco, CA August 2, 2011- Mark Killeen and John Ashworth are joining forces to build upon the solid success of Pima Direct. The two industry leaders are forming a new company called Full Turn Partners, which will be a custom branded and designer merchandising solution for the Green Grass Golf community. Full Turn Partners will consist of two divisions; Full Turn Direct (formerly Pima Direct) and Linksoul by John Ashworth. Mark Killeen will be Chief Executive Officer and John Ashworth will be Chief Creative Officer of the this new entity.
Full Turn Partners believes that specialty retailers are demanding more products that are properly targeted in price and quality to their customer, and that those products are disciplined in their distribution. “We hear daily from our customers that they are choosing not to try to compete with the big box stores and discounters in selling the widely distributed brands, noted Killeen. Our custom branded business which allows our customer to build upon their already powerful own brand has realized strong double digit growth for 5 years straight. With the addition of the Linksoul brand to our product mix, along with the creative talents of John Ashworth and his team, we will position Full Turn Partners as a key vendor for the golf, corporate and specialty retail community for many years to come. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with John!”
“I’ve known Mark for quite some time now, I’m excited to be working with him. Linksoul is an evolution of style with a refined point of view distributed exclusively for the golf lifestyle retailer.” Ashworth continued, “It’s Deja vu…the golf market is saturated in polyester clothing again. The Linksoul brand will represent a shift to a natural look and feel with unique performance features, designed for on or off the course. The combination of Full Turn Direct and Linksoul will be uniquely powerful in our market. I look forward to helping build some of the best brands in the world.”
Full Turn Partners will operate out of its 50,000 square foot office, distribution and finishing facility in San Leandro, California. All of the company’s creative and marketing efforts under John Ashworth’s direction will be housed at the Linksoul Lab in Oceanside, CA.
Contact:
Mark Killeen, CEO mark@fullturnpartners.com 510-618-1200 John Ashworth, CCO john@linksoul.com 510-618-1200
701 Whitney Street San Leandro, Ca. 94577 510-618-1200
