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In 1991, Donald H. Dye joined the Company, full-time, as Chief Operations Officer. Dye had served on the Company's initial Board of Directors with Ely Callaway and Charlotte Randall and provided legal services and served as General Counsel to the Company from its inception until the mid 1990s. In preparation for the Company's IPO in early 1992, Dye left the private practice of law to assume an operational role in the Company. Dye became President in 1995 and CEO in 1996. At the time of his departure in 1998, Dye had served 16 years as a Director of the Company and was an integral part of the Company's growth from $54.0 million in annual sales to over $850.0 million. While Dye was CEO, the Company reached a market capitalization of over $3.0 billion.