Dollamur Sports Surfaces names Don Ochsenreiter President & CEO to augment senior management team

Gary MacDowell, former President and CEO, will be Executive Vice President to lead international expansion efforts for America’s largest sports mat supplier

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Don Ochsenreiter

Fort Worth, April 15, 2014 – Dollamur Sports Surfaces, the leading global manufacturer and marketer of high performance, competitive sports flooring, has named Don Ochsenreiter President and CEO in a leadership reorganization aimed at positioning the company for significant growth and expansion. Gary MacDowell, Dollamur’s President and CEO since 2005, will focus heavily on international sales, which have doubled in the past three years and are expected to continue to grow significantly in the future. MacDowell, who will serve as Executive Vice President of Sales, Business Development & Marketing, also will oversee Flexi-Roll Sports Shandong, Ltd., Dollamur’s joint-venture in China.

Gary MacDowell
Gary MacDowell

“Over the past decade, Gary has helped Dollamur build a meaningful global presence and expand the company’s international market significantly. Our board recognizes his business development skills and decided to ‘double-down’ by making international growth his primary focus,” said Ochsenreiter. “Gary will also lead our efforts to evaluate several exciting new products and explore new markets for these products, both domestically and internationally.”

Dollamur sports mats are currently used in top-level wrestling, gymnastics, cheer and martial arts competitions throughout the United States, Europe, Africa, South America, Asia and the Middle East, including many national championships and Olympic-qualifying tournaments.

Ochsenreiter was previously President and CEO of Burton Golf, the leading manufacturer of custom golf bags. Like Dollamur, Burton was the worldwide leader in each of its market segments.

Dollamur LP is the leading global marketer and manufacturer of high performance competitive sports flooring for wrestling, martial arts, Cross-Fit ®, gymnastics and cheerleading for competitive and recreational use in events, schools, clubs and homes. Dollamur is the innovator for the industry and is the choice of athletic event sponsors and elite competitive programs in the United States and throughout the world. Dollamur manufacturers products in Fort Worth, Texas and Shandong, China and maintains sales offices in the United States and China and supports dealers throughout the world.

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