On May 8, 2017, the board of directors of MCBC Holdings, Inc., upon recommendation by the company's nominating and corporate governance committee, elected W. Patrick Battle to serve as an independent class III director of the company, effective May 8, 2017. Mr. Battle has also been appointed to serve on the company's nominating and corporate governance committee, effective May 8, 2017. Since 2010, Mr. Battle has been the managing partner of Stillwater Family Holdings and was instrumental in launching Experience and Fermata Partners. Mr. Battle served as chairman of IMG College from 2007 until 2011, following the acquisition of The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) by IMG Worldwide.