Melanie van der Hoop, a modern sports management specialist with high profile credentials and a commitment to excellence has been promoted to lead the Professional Golfers Association of Ontario, the association announced Thursday.
“Melanie combines specialized sports management knowledge with an inclusive leadership style, exceptional people skills and a determined drive to meet and exceed her goals,” Simon Bevan, President of the PGA of Ontario announced Thursday. “While her appointment represents a departure from our long-standing tradition of naming a PGA member to head our association, the changing landscape of our business dictates that we hire someone with the specialized skills to grow our association and improve upon our ability to support our membership.
“Our experience with Melanie in her role as Operations Manager over the past 15 months, combined with her sports management experience, made her the enthusiastic and unanimous choice of our Board of Directors to assume the Executive Director’s role and lead our association into the future,” the President said.
