Luke Reese is a senior operating executive with 14 years of experience successfully managing high-end consumer goods businesses. In every position he has held, Mr. Reese has delivered dramatic profitability improvements accompanied by market share gains. He achieves this by maintaining low fixed costs, continually improving profit margins and insisting on high-energy sales efforts.
Before founding Winona Capital Management, Mr. Reese was the General Manager of the Wilson Sporting Goods Global Golf business. During his tenure at Wilson Golf, the division experienced a $20 million turnaround on $200 million in sales. Previously, he served as Group Head, Managing Director of Amer Sports Europe (the parent company of Wilson and Atomic). Early in his career, he practiced corporate and finance law as an attorney with Latham & Watkins.
Mr. Reese is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and DePauw University, a US Army veteran, a published author, and a fluent speaker of German and French.
Mr. Reese serves on the boards of Top Driver, Inc, Balle de Match, and Truefitt & Hill.
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