Brookstone has tapped Stephen Bebis, founder of Golf Town, as the new chief executive of the New Hampshire electronics chain. Bebis spent 14 years as founder, president and chief executive of Golf Town, the largest specialty golf retailer in Canada with 57 locations that recently announced plans to acquire US rival Golfsmith. “We were impressed by Stephen’s track record as an entrepreneur, his hands-on experience as a manager and mentor at the highest levels in the retail industry, and his ability to drive growth and achieve market leadership,” said Jackson Tai, chairman of Brookstone’s Board of Directors and interim president and chief Executive Officer since January 2012. Brookstone’s previous leader, Ron Boire, left the company in January to join Sears Holdings Corp. as its chief merchandising officer.