Nickent Golf, one of the hottest emerging brands in the highly competitive golf industry, recently added a business icon to their Board of Directors and to their ever expanding list of strategic investors.  Stanley Gold, the President and CEO of Shamrock Holdings, which manages Roy E. Disney's investments, now occupies a seat on the Nickent board in a chair that holds the Gold family name. Chuck Gold, Stanley's son, will also help fill the seat.

"The Gold family is ecstatic to join the Board of Directors at Nickent Golf," said Stanley Gold. "This is a company that has been growing extremely fast due to their innovative approach to product design and their expanding representation on the PGA Tours. They are the fastest growing golf club manufacturer in the business, and we are bringing our experience to the company to help them manage their growth. Chuck and I are very excited about the opportunity."

Stanley Gold was a longtime member of the Walt Disney Company's board of directors (1984; 1987-2003). He is currently Chairman of the Board at the University of Southern California, from which he earned his law degree. He completed post-graduate studies at Cambridge University in England.

As founder of Champions for Growth, Chuck Gold provides coaching, training and consulting services for a wide range of individuals, entrepreneurial start-ups, mid-sized corporations and professional organizations.  Chuck Gold designs and implements customized programs for organizations dedicated to promoting highly functional work environments.  

"Stanley and I bring a great one-two punch to this fast rising golf club company," said Chuck Gold. "He brings Fortune 50 board experience to the table, and I bring expertise in the area of developing an infrastructure to help a company like Nickent manage their growth. Change takes time, practice and reflection. I bring a deep passion for how proper training and teamwork can help them grow at the right pace."

Jeff Quinney and friends at the Land of the Free Foundation Golf Tournament at Pacific Palms Resort

Nickent Golf has also gained the support of some high profile investors in the past few months. Los Angeles based real estate mogul, Ed Roski, who is co-owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings, as well as over 70 million square feet of property around Los Angeles, has joined the Nickent team. Roski is the owner of Pacific Palms Resort in the City of Industry, CA, which is where Nickent Golf was born over 11 years ago. Nickent PGA and LPGA staff players Jeff Quinney, Ryan Armour and Teresa Lu participated in the first annual Land of the Free golf tournament at Pacific Palms Resort on Veteran's Day.  The tournament raised over $1 million dollars for several foundations that support the U.S. troops. Roski served as an officer in the United States Marines from 1962 to 1966 where he was decorated for bravery with two purple hearts.

The Chairman of the Board of Directors for Nickent Golf is Anthony Moore of Equus Total Return. Equus has signed a financing arrangement with Nickent Golf Equipment to provide working capital for development and growth opportunities. Equus Total Return, Inc. is a business development company that trades as a closed-end fund on the New York Stock Exchange, under the symbol "EQS".  "We are very pleased to develop a relationship with this exciting company which is well positioned in the sports and leisure market. As more and more professional golfers use Nickent products, we anticipate hearing more about this brand over the coming year," said Moore, Co-Chairman, CEO and President of Equus.

Nickent Golf is a market leader in the rapidly expanding hybrid club segment of the golf industry and is an emerging leader in game-enhancement technology. Nickent is driven by its dedication to advanced product design and innovation. Instrumental to Nickent's association with Equus, the Gold family and Roski were Bill Foltz, Jeff Marks and Jason Cavnar of Sports Business Ventures, who specialize in bringing together industry leading executives and operators to strategically invest in innovative, sports-related growth businesses.