UPS signs up for UBS Hong Kong Open
Parallel Media Group has secured UPS, the global transportation and logistics firm, as a new partner for the UBS Hong Kong Open. UPS will be an official sponsor for the UBS Hong Kong Open through to 2010.
“We are thrilled to add UPS to our family of multinational partners,” commented Chairman David Ciclitira.
UPS will be joining the ranks of BMW, Emirates, Rolex and other blue chip multinationals as official partners to the UBS Hong Kong Open, one of Asia’s premier tournaments. .
“We are thrilled to add UPS to our family of multinational partners,” commented Chairman David Ciclitira. “In its inaugural sponsorship of European Tour golf in Asia, UPS is joining the Hong Kong Open at a special time in its 50th Anniversary”.
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is the world's largest package delivery company and a global leader in supply chain and freight services. With more than a century of experience in transportation and logistics, UPS is a leading global trade expert equipped with a broad portfolio of solutions. Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., UPS serves more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. The company can be found on the Web at UPS.com. To get UPS news direct, visit pressroom.ups.com/RSS.
First held in 1959, the Open is Hong Kong’s oldest professional sporting event and is considered one of the “jewels in the crown” of Asian golf. Now in its 50th year, the UBS Hong Kong Open will be celebrating its legacy of prestige and competitive golf. The list of past champions reads like a who’s who of golf and includes golfing icons Peter Thomson, Tom Watson, Greg Norman, Bernhard Langer, Ian Woosnam, Jose Maria Olazabal, Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington.
