LAKE FOREST, Ill., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brunswick
Corporation (NYSE: BC) announced today that fitness industry
veteran Christopher E. Clawson will
return to Life Fitness as its president. Clawson will report
to Brunswick Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dustan E. McCoy.
Clawson most recently served as chief executive officer and
president of Johnson Health Tech – North
America. Prior to joining Johnson in 2007, Clawson had
been vice president of marketing and business development for
Stamina Products. Clawson has spent more than 25 years in the
fitness industry, the majority of which have been with Life
Fitness, where he held a number of positions of increasing
responsibility within the product and marketing arena, eventually
serving as vice president sales and marketing – consumer.
"We are extremely pleased to welcome Chris back to Life Fitness,
where he will apply his industry knowledge and expertise in leading
a talented team of employees, whose mission is to provide the
global fitness community with outstanding products and services,"
McCoy said.
Clawson has his MBA from Northwestern
University's Kellogg School of Management as well as his
baccalaureate from San Diego State
University. He also attended Newman University in Wichita, Kan., where he was an Academic
All-American in baseball, and is a member of its athletic hall of
fame. Before joining the fitness industry, Clawson was a
professional athlete, playing for the minor league organizations of
both the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves.
About Brunswick
Headquartered in Lake Forest,
Ill., Brunswick Corporation endeavors to instill "Genuine
Ingenuity"(TM) in all its leading consumer brands, including
Mercury and Mariner outboard engines; Mercury MerCruiser
sterndrives and inboard engines; MotorGuide trolling motors;
Attwood marine parts and accessories; Land 'N' Sea, Kellogg Marine,
Diversified Marine and Benrock parts and accessories distributors;
Arvor, Bayliner, Bermuda, Boston
Whaler, Cabo Yachts, Crestliner, Cypress Cay, Harris FloteBote,
Hatteras, Lowe, Lund, Meridian,
Ornvik, Princecraft, Quicksilver, Rayglass, Sea Ray, Sealine,
Suncruiser, Triton Aluminum, Trophy, Uttern and Valiant boats; Life
Fitness and Hammer Strength fitness equipment; Brunswick bowling
centers, equipment and consumer products; Brunswick billiards
tables and foosball tables. For more information, visit
http://www.brunswick.com.
SOURCE Brunswick Corporation
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