NEWS RELEASE
The
2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles will welcome the first designated
Worldwide Partner in the event’s history following an agreement between
Standard Life Investments,
Ryder Cup Europe and the PGA of America that will see the global asset
management company become a Worldwide Partner to both the 2014 and 2016
Ryder Cups.
Never
before has a company partnered with The Ryder Cup on both sides of the
Atlantic, with the new ground-breaking agreement enabling Standard Life
Investments
to promote and market its association with The Ryder Cup on a truly
global scale.
With
a potential daily TV audience of 500 million people across 183
countries, The Ryder Cup has evolved into one of the sport’s most
valuable and prestigious
global brands, making it the perfect partner for a dynamic company such
as Standard Life Investments.
Keith Skeoch, CEO, Standard Life Investments, said:
"Standard Life Investments is thrilled
to become the first Worldwide Partner of The Ryder Cup. This
sponsorship complements our reputation as a leading global asset
manager with strong performance and a distinctive team culture. It is
an integral part of our long-term brand building strategy and is a
perfect match in terms of our heritage, client base and strong team
ethos."
Pete
Bevacqua, Chief Executive Officer of the PGA of America, said: “We are
delighted to welcome Standard Life Investments as a Worldwide
Partner to both the 2014 and 2016 Ryder Cups in what is an historical agreement.
“We
believe The Ryder Cup is among the most valuable sponsorship
investments in sport and are confident that Standard Life Investments
will reap tremendous value
from their Worldwide Partnership on both sides of the Atlantic.
“This
announcement follows the launch of the unified Ryder Cup global brand
identity and the stated aim of Ryder Cup Europe and the PGA of America
to secure global
partnerships going forward.”
Richard
Hills, Europe’s Ryder Cup Director, added: “As a company, with a strong
global reach and Scottish heritage, Standard Life Investments share our
commitment
to teamwork and helping people achieve their full potential.
“We
look forward to working closely with the Standard Life Investments team
in delivering a world class Ryder Cup at The Gleneagles Hotel; a Ryder
Cup that will
create a positive and long lasting legacy for the game in the ‘Home of
Golf’.”
Notes on Standard Life Investments / Standard Life
With assets under management of
£163.4bn ($263.9bn)
Standard Life Investments is one
of Europe’s major investment houses. Employing over 1,000 people and
headquartered in Edinburgh, Standard Life Investments maintains offices
in a number
of locations around the globe including Boston, Hong Kong, London,
Beijing, Montreal, Sydney, Dublin, Paris and Seoul. In January 2012
Standard Life Investments teamed up with John Hancock Mutual Funds to
make its award-winning Global Absolute Return Strategies
(GARS) Fund available to the United States retail marketplace.
Standard
Life Investments was launched as an investment management company in
1998. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Life Investments
(Holdings) Limited, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Standard Life plc. With a reputation for innovation in pursuit of client
investment objectives Standard Life Investments’ capabilities span
equities, bonds, real estate, private equity, multi-asset
solutions, fund-of-funds and absolute return strategies.
Established in 1825,
Standard Life is a leading provider of long term
savings and investments
to around 6 million customers worldwide.
Headquartered in Edinburgh,
Standard Life has around 9,000
employees internationally.
The Standard Life group
includes savings and investments
businesses, which operate across its
UK, Canadian and European
markets; corporate pensions and benefits
businesses in the UK and
Canada; and its Chinese and Indian Joint
Venture businesses.
The Group has total assets under administration of
over £211bn
($342bn).
Standard Life plc is listed
on the London Stock Exchange and has
approximately 1.5 million
individual shareholders in over 50 countries
around the world.
It is also listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability
World Index, ranking
it among the top 10% of sustainable companies
in the world.
All figures at 30 September 2012
Labels: RYDER CUP