AMF Developing New Concept Centers; Paul Barkley Promoted to Senior Vice President, New Center Development.RICHMOND, Va. -- AMF Bowling Centers AMF Bowling Worldwide Inc. owns and operates AMF Bowling Centers in the United States and four other countries. The centers offer multi-lane Ten-pin bowling for all ages, support league play, and often also serve food, snacks, and beverages, and sometimes other , Inc. announced today a strategic initiative both to build new centers and to convert several of its existing centers to a new operating concept. Paul Barkley, who has been with AMF AMF ACE (Allied Command, Europe) Mobile Force AMF Autorité des Marchés Financiers (French) AMF Action Message Format AMF Arab Monetary Fund AMF Asian Monetary Fund AMF Autocrine Motility Factor for over 25 years, has been promoted to Senior Vice President, New Center Development, to lead the effort. "This represents a significant step forward in the evolution of our bowling center business," said Fred Hipp, AMF's President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We are in the final stages of remodeling remodeling /re·mod·el·ing/ (re-mod´el-ing) reorganization or renovation of an old structure. bone remodeling and upgrading several 'new concept' centers that will operate under an enhanced facility, service and food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. model. Preliminary results are favorable, and we expect this model to serve as the blueprint for the four or five new centers on which we expect to start development and construction next year. This will be the foundation for future growth over the next several years." "I think Paul Barkley is a great choice to lead this development effort," continued Hipp. "Paul has the vision, operational experience and leadership qualities to make sure our new operating model Operating Model is a term that is used in many contexts. In essence an operating model describes how an organization operates across both business and technology domains. The Operating Model describes what is important for the organization. will be not only continually refined but also consistently executed." Initially, AMF has targeted the Richmond, Atlanta, Dallas, San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Austin and Long Island markets for conversions of existing centers. While the company has not finalized a list of new center locations, a company spokesman confirmed that AMF is in discussions on possible locations in both the Atlanta and Phoenix markets. The company also confirmed that it plans to re-brand its new concept centers. "This is a very exciting time to be at AMF," said Paul Barkley. "We've come a long way in the past two years - we've focused on improving basic operations, and while there's always more work to do, we're ready to take it to the next level...and that's exactly what we intend to do. AMF Bowling Centers, Inc. is the world's largest owner and operator of bowling centers, with over 350 centers in the United Sates. Over 20 million bowling enthusiasts a year make AMF their destination, bowling more than 100 million games. AMF is where America goes bowling. For additional information, visit www.amf.com. |
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