David Abeles

David Abeles is a proven leader in sports industry where he has held executive positions since 1998.  Abeles was appointed President and CEO of TaylorMade Golf in 2015 to lead a global business transformation and subsequent divestiture of the TaylorMade Golf brand from adidas AG to New York based KPS Capital, and then to Centroid Investment Partners in 2021.  Prior to his current post, Abeles served TaylorMade for ten years including roles as the company’s General Manager of Asia Pacific, North America, and brand President.  David also spent two years away from the company as the CEO of San Diego based Competitor Group, a live event, and media company in the endurance sports industry. Abeles currently serves on the Board of Directors of TaylorMade Golf,  PopStroke  Entertainment, Sun Day Red, and previously the National Golf Foundation, San Diego Sports Innovators, and in an Advisory Board capacity for Newport California based venture firm, Innovate Partners. In 2024 Abeles shocked the golfing world after leading one of the most high-profile business ventures in the history of the sport, partnering with Tiger Woods to launch a new global lifestyle brand Sun Day Red, a subsidiary of TaylorMade Golf Ventures. Abeles has a degree from the University of Connecticut School of Business and lives in Del Mar, California with his wife and three sons.