adidas Golf has announced the winners of its WEAR IN THE WORLD Clima Tech Adventure Casting Call—a chance-of-a-lifetime global program allowing two employees to play the world’s most extreme courses while promoting the innovative technologies across a range of new adidas Golf apparel and footwear.
Position Title: Product Manager – adidas Golf apparel, footwear & accessories
Department: Merchandising/Product Marketing
Length of time with the company: 3 1/2 years
My job: I have a dream job – I’m paid to be a product guru! I get to play with golf apparel and footwear all day long – my day in a nutshell includes ranging product, merchandising it, pricing it, forecasting it, buying it, selling it, and then everything else in between!
Additional Info: I love golf and the way it challenges me every time I tee it up! I started playing when I was 14, thanks to my dad who needed a little sidekick to play with. I was off to a shaky start after ‘shanking’ it into a Mustang convertible at my first junior golf camp; but once I hit that first “perfect shot”; I knew I was hooked for life. I can thank golf for the places I’ve been, the people I’ve met, and the way it’s rounded me out as a human being.
Position Title: MATT Service Coordinator
Department: Business Development
Length of time with the company: Since May of 2005
My job: I work with our MATT systems which are very sophisticated motion capture systems that utilize high speed cameras to measure every angle of a golfer’s swing. I make sure that every customer leaves this, Golf’s Ultimate Fitting Experience, not only feeling satisfied with the golf equipment they have purchased, but also feeling a closer connection to our brands.
Additional Info: Golf is one of the greatest passions I have in my life. I am constantly working to improve my game. I first started playing in 2001. In 2005 I broke 80 for the first time and in 2006 I broke 70. In 2008 I won the TaylorMade Club Championship.
Mark Hepler
Home Country : USA
Guest Athlete for Furnace Creek: I joined TaylorMade adidas Golf in May 2005 first as a Performance Van Technician, custom fitting and building golf clubs on-site for consumers at retail shops and green grass courses all over the U.S. For two years now, I have been fortunate enough to work with the talented teams in adidas Golf apparel. I assist with the ranging, merchandising and sampling of innovative products for the U.S. and am excited to know that our apparel can help golfers play their best in a variety of weather conditions. I have played competitve golf since I was 11 and played on the men’s golf team at the University of San Diego 2000-2004.
