Gary Biszantz '56 & Suzanne Biszantz
On Campus For President's Leaders Forum

Gary Biszantz '56 and daughter Suzanne Biszantz are participating in the President's Leaders Forum Thursday, April 3. The President's Leaders Forum brings outstanding alumni and other friends of the College back to campus for informal interaction with students, faculty, and staff. Following a full daytime schedule, the duo will discuss Ethics in Business, at 6:45 at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum.
Gary Biszantz, a man with twin passions, golf and horse racing, has managed to master and become successful at both. A CMC Trustee, he was one of the principal founders of Cobra Golf, serving as chairman of the board and a director of the company from its inception in 1978. As chairman, Biszantz provided strategic planning and general management services to the company, which grew into the country's second-largest manufacturer of premium-oversized golf clubs. After the sale of Cobra to American Brands in January 1996, Biszantz turned his attention to the racing stable he had been building throughout his career at Cobra.
Since 1992 and through the end of 2002, horses owned by Biszantz (some owned in partnership) have made more than 1,731 starts with 328 wins, 298 seconds, and 246 thirds, finishing in the money approximately 50.4% of the time. During his years in Claremont, he served as captain of the golf team, All-Conference guard in basketball, and was named Athlete of the Year. He will be among the inductees at ceremonies this weekend welcoming new members into the CMS Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame.
Suzy Biszantz is president of The Greg Norman Collection, Reebok International. Promoted to this position in November 2002, Biszantz oversees all operations of The Greg Norman Collection, including project design and development, product and brand marketing, and sales operations.
She joined Reebok from Ashworth, Inc., a Southern California-based designer of men and women's golf-inspired lifestyle sportswear. As vice president of sales, she was responsible for launching Ashworth's women's collection, as well as implementing the company's Internet sales strategy.
During evening lecture, Gary and Suzy Biszantz will discuss how lessons from educational experiences help prepare individuals to successfully pursue entrepreneurial activities, particularly in the sports industry.