Chicago-Based EZLinks Hires Tech Industry Veteran to Support Growth
Chicago – (July 25, 2013) – EZLinks Golf, Inc., the world’s largest golf reservations network and Chicago based ecommerce and software development company, announced today the hiring of Larry Rubin as Vice President of Product Management. Rubin will be responsible for overseeing the EZLinks’ product roadmap and ensuring EZLinks maintains its position as the golf industry’s operational software leader.
“Larry has a track record of success in defining and building innovative products that position clients well for the future,” noted Gary Cohen, CEO of EZLinks Golf. “The addition of Larry to our leadership team will strengthen EZLinks’ foothold as the golf industry leader and further underscores our growing Chicago ecommerce and software development and product teams.”
In his role, Rubin will work closely with the EZLinks account management and technology teams as well as golf course clients to maintain and create a suite of software products designed to support the unique needs of the golf industry. Rubin is also responsible for identifying cutting edge innovations ensuring EZLinks and the more than 1,000 courses that leverage the EZLinks software suite stay ahead of the game, and to advance the company’s ecommerce platform. EZLinks.com, the company’s ecommerce site, offers discounted tee times directly to golfers 24/7.
Prior to joining EZLinks, Rubin was Vice President of Product Management at Restaurant.com, where he successfully oversaw the company’s product roadmap and helped the ecommerce company achieve significant growth. Rubin was instrumental in evolving the company’s ecommerce platform as well as its B2B product suite, and he successfully launched the company’s first customer-facing iPhone and Android apps.
Earlier in his career, Rubin developed his B2B and B2C product management acumen while executing a forward-thinking product roadmap for FTD Group Inc., delivering products to support more than 20,000 independent florist operations. Prior to that, Rubin served as a consultant at Arthur D. Little, Inc., creating a “minimalist manufacturing” consulting practice that incorporated manufacturing improvement principles developed by a Harvard Business School professor.
Rubin holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Washington University as well as MBA and master of engineering management degrees from Northwestern University.
“EZLinks is changing the way golfers book tee times at the world’s best courses and helping course operators worldwide improve their customers’ experience,” Rubin said. “I’m proud to work with the industry leader to deliver the technology and products golfers and operators need to compete and win.”
EZLinks Golf operates the world’s highest-volume tee time call center, offering top quality customer service 24 hours a day, seven days a week to ensure that courses never lose business due to staff availability. The company offers a comprehensive suite of golf shop products and services that help course operators and golfing organizations improve operating efficiency. To learn more about EZLinks Golf, please visit www.ezlinksgolf.com.
About EZLinks Golf, Inc.
A pioneer in online reservations and tee time services, EZLinks was founded in 1995 and currently operates the world’s largest golf reservations network as well as the industry’s highest-volume tee time call center. The company provides tee sheet management software, 24/7 live customer support, custom online booking technology, golf course web development and integrated point-of-sale, email marketing and social media tools for the golf industry. EZLinks also operates EZLinks.com, an ecommerce site connecting golfers with great deals at more than 1,000 golf courses worldwide. Discover more at www.ezlinksgolf.com.
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