E-Z-GO® Announces 2015 Sales and Service Award Winners

October 13, 2015

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 13, 2015) — E-Z-GO® recently recognized the outstanding performance of its golf sales and service team during its 2015 National Sales Meeting. Held annually, the awards identify members of the E-Z-GO organization whose performance has demonstrated superior selling aptitude and commitment to the customer.

Salesman of the Year was awarded to Frank Savakis, a senior fleet sales representative in the Connecticut and Western Massachusetts territory. To achieve the award, Savakis was a top performer across multiple areas in the business. Savakis has over 27 years of industry experience and has been with E-Z-GO for 15 years.

E-Z-GO presented Service Manager of the Year to Andy Bonizzi for his exceptional dedication to his customers and his team. Bonizzi leads the southern New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and western Massachusetts service organization. Bonizzi joined E-Z-GO over 30 years ago and brings an unparalleled level of technical knowledge and experience to the industry.

Adam Harris was awarded Regional Director of the Year for his outstanding leadership and management skills. Harris, who is the regional sales director of the Central U.S. region, manages a team of eight sales representatives and began his career with E-Z-GO in 2012. Harris understands the challenges and opportunities within the industry and has an extensive background in sales and marketing.

Rookie of the Year was awarded to Michael Lehman for being in the top echelon of the sales performance and his passion to continually learn from his peers and the customer. Lehman began his career at E-Z-GO as a graduate of the Textron Sales Development Program before transitioning to a fleet representative role in North Carolina. Lehman was recently promoted to the position of regional sales director for the Southeast region.

Michael Steinmeyer was awarded Pre-Owned Sales Manager of the Year for his exceptional customer-focused and results-driven performance. Steinmeyer joined E-Z-GO over 8 years ago and represented the Eastern region in his role as pre-owned sales manager, but was recently promoted to channel development manager for E-Z-GO and Bad Boy.

Award recipients were measured on select criteria identified by the leadership team.

“Recognizing the contributions of our Sales and Service networks is one of my favorite responsibilities,” said Michael Parkhurst, vice president, golf for E-Z-GO. “I am exceptionally proud of the contributions each of these individuals has made to not only E-Z-GO’s business objectives, but sharing our philosophy of placing the customer first.”

For more information about E-Z-GO vehicles, visit www.ezgo.com.

About E-Z-GO
E-Z-GO, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is a leading global manufacturer of golf cars, utility and personal transportation vehicles, and ground support equipment. Products sold under the E-Z-GO brand include RXV® and TXT fleet golf cars, Freedom® RXV and Freedom TXT personal golf cars, E-Z-GO Terrain™ and Express™ personal utility vehicles, and the 2Five® street-legal low-speed vehicle. Founded in 1954 in Augusta, Georgia, E-Z-GO became part of Textron Inc. in 1960.

About Textron Inc.
Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna, Beechcraft, Hawker, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee, Textron Systems, and TRU Simulation + Training. For more information visit: www.textron.com.


Andy Bonizzi received the award for Service Manager of the Year. He's pictured with Vice President of Golf Mike Parkhurt, and National Service Manager Michael Grove.


Frank Savakis was named the Salesman of the Year. He is pictured with Vice President of Golf Mike Parkhurst and Director of Sales Brian Jones at the National Sales Meeting.


Adam Harris received the award for Regional Director of the Year. Harris was presented the award by Vice President of Golf Mike Parkhurst and Director of Golf Brian Jones.


Michael Lehman was awarded Rookie of Year by Vice President of Golf Mike Parkhurst and Director of Golf Brian Jones at the National Sales Meeting.

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Director, Communications
706-772-5931
bhaddock@textron.com

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