IRT Pro Jason Thoerner Extends Contract with HEAD for Additional 3 Years

Phoenix, Ariz.  – HEAD/Penn Racquet Sports has re-signed Jason Thoerner, a top men's professional racquetball player to a three year deal to exclusively use racquetball equipment from HEAD. Thoerner (Pekin, Ill.) is currently ranked ninth on the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) and is a former member of the USA Racquetball National Adult Team.

"HEAD/Penn has supported me as a professional racquetball player for many years now," said Thoerner. "I'm privileged to sign on for another three years and to continue to promote HEAD Racquetball and its popular high performance line of racquets and accessories."

Thoerner is coming off his best year yet on the IRT Tour. He finished 2006-2007 season ranked 9th in the world. 2007 also saw a semifinal appearance at the Orange County Open in January and a career best quarterfinals finish at the 2007 US OPEN Racquetball Championships. An accomplished doubles player, Thoerner has won the Mixed Doubles division at the USA Racquetball National Doubles Championships in four out of the last six years (2002, 2004, 2005 & 2006). Thoerner is also a member of USA Racquetball's Board of Directors.

"Jason Thoerner is one of the most entertaining players on the IRT Tour," said Doug Ganim, HEAD/Penn Indoor Promotions Manager. "We look forward to another great three years with Jason as he climbs the IRT Rankings."

HEAD/Penn Racquet Sports is a division of HEAD NV which owns such premier sporting goods brands as HEAD (tennis, racquetball, and squash racquets; alpine skis and boots; snowboards, bindings and boots; athletic and outdoor footwear; accessories and apparel), Penn (tennis balls and racquetball balls), Tyrolia (ski bindings), Mares and Dacor (both scuba diving equipment).

ABOUT HEAD: Head NV is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of premium sports equipment. Head NV's ordinary shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("HED") and the Vienna Stock Exchange ("HEAD"). The company's business is organized into four divisions: Winter Sports, Racquet Sports, Diving and Licensing. Products are sold under the Head (tennis, tennis balls, squash, racquetball and badminton equipment, alpine skis and ski boots, snowboards, bindings and boots), Penn (tennis and racquetball balls), Tyrolia (ski bindings), and Mares/Dacor (diving equipment) brands. The company holds leading positions in all product markets and the equipment is endorsed by some of the world's top athletes including Andre Agassi, Marat Safin, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Bode Miller, Johann Grugger and Maria Riesch.

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