Article: Golden Bear Golf names independent directors; Three appointments bring board membership to seven.

NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 1996--Golden Bear Golf Inc. (NASDAQ:JACK) Tuesday announced the appointment of three independent directors to the company's board of directors.

The appointees are Roger E. Birk, Richard F. Chapdelaine and John F. McGovern.

Birk, a private investor, is the former president and a current board member of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae). Prior to his tenure there he served as chairman and a member of the board of the International Securities Clearing Corp. Birk also served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch from January 1981 until July 1984. He ...

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