{"id":92421,"date":"2019-07-29T07:30:51","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T05:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mygolfway.com\/?p=92421"},"modified":"2019-07-27T17:59:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T15:59:58","slug":"honma-golf-john-kawaja-named-president-of-honma-golf-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygolfway.com\/en\/honma-golf-john-kawaja-named-president-of-honma-golf-north-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Honma Golf \u2013 John Kawaja, named President of Honma Golf North America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92416\" src=\"https:\/\/hundreds-wordpress-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/mygolfway\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Honma-Golf-Shop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hundreds-wordpress-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/mygolfway\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Honma-Golf-Shop.jpg 640w, https:\/\/hundreds-wordpress-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/mygolfway\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Honma-Golf-Shop-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>July 29, 2019 \u2013 Honma Golf<\/strong> has announced the promotion of Executive Vice President <strong>John Kawaja<\/strong> to President, North America. Kawaja will lead the North America team in addition to his roles leading global product and sports marketing.\u00a0Per an announcement from <strong>Yum Brands<\/strong>, Strategic Advisor <strong>Mark King<\/strong> has accepted a new role as Chief Executive Officer of <strong>Taco Bell<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>King was instrumental in several major North American Honma projects, including the <strong>relocation of headquarters<\/strong> from Cypress, California to Carlsbad, and the assembly of a world-class leadership team. Honma extends its warmest congratulations to King and wishes him the very best in his new role. King will remain an ambassador and friend of Honma.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to have the opportunity to lead such a fantastic team here in North America. Mark established a wonderful foundation of talent and culture and was instrumental in getting us to where we are today. I\u2019m humbled to help lead this iconoic Brand into a bright future in North America\u201d<\/em>, said <strong>John Kawaja<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWe accomplished a great deal in my time at Honma and I\u2019m proud of all the strides we\u2019ve made in a short time. The team we were able to assemble in North America has some incredible things planned and I\u2019m excited to watch them grow. With John at the helm I have no doubt the best of Honma is ahead\u201d<\/em>, said <strong>Mark King<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition to Kawaja\u2019s appointment, <strong>Jeff Letourneau<\/strong> will continue his responsibilities as Chief Operating Officer, leading sales, service and operations for <strong>Honma North America<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 29, 2019 \u2013 Honma Golf has announced the promotion of Executive Vice President John Kawaja to President, North America. 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