TAYLOR MADE GROUP ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

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May 20, 2016

Dennis Flint, Chairman and CEO of The Taylor Made Group, is pleased to announce that Andrew Hider will be joining The Taylor Made Group as President and Chief Operating Officer on May 17, 2016.

Hider joins The Taylor Made Group from Danaher Corporation, where he spent the last 10 years. His first role was General Manager of Dover Instruments before moving to Anderson Instruments as Vice President and General Manager. He then became President of XOS and, most recently, held the position of President of Veeder-Root, a global leader in fuel management. Prior to joining Danaher Corporation, Hider worked for General Electric in a variety of positions of increasing responsibility up to becoming General Manager of GE Tri-Remanufacturing.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Management and a Master of Business Administration from Clarkson University. Hider was born and raised in the Finger Lakes region, outside of Syracuse, N.Y., where his avid love of boats and water recreation began as a small child. He currently resides in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., with his wife and two children.

 

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