Brunswick Corporation Announces Organizational Changes
August 20 2024 - 8:05AM
Brunswick Corporation, (NYSE: BC), the world’s leading marine
technology company, is announcing the following changes to its
organization that are aimed at further broadening the experience of
its senior leadership team.
Aine Denari is named Executive Vice President
and President, Navico Group, and Brunswick Chief Technology
Officer. Denari was previously President, Brunswick Boat
Group, a role she assumed in October 2020. During her tenure,
Boat Group achieved exceptionally strong operational and financial
performance and successfully navigated very dynamic market
conditions. In her new and expanded role, Denari will lead the next
phase of evolution of the Navico Group and be responsible for
Brunswick’s technology strategy and advanced development
activities, including maintaining the leadership of autonomy
programs and assuming responsibility for the Boating Intelligence
DesignLab at the University of Illinois.
Brenna Preisser is named Executive Vice
President and President, Brunswick Boat Group, succeeding
Denari. Since January 2019, Preisser has been Executive Vice
President and President, Business Acceleration, the division
housing Freedom Boat Club, Boateka, and Brunswick’s financial
services and related businesses. Preisser successfully led the
acquisition and expansion of Freedom Boat Club from 170 locations
to its current footprint of 410 locations around the world, and the
creation of Boateka, Brunswick’s innovative pre-owned boat sales
platform. Preisser has held a number of executive positions
at Brunswick over the past 20 years including Chief Human Resources
Officer and Chief Strategy Officer. She will now be
responsible for Brunswick’s portfolio of 18 leading boat brands,
including Boston Whaler, Sea Ray, Bayliner, Lund, Harris,
Quicksilver, and Princecraft.
Will Sangster is promoted to Senior Vice
President and President, Business Acceleration, succeeding
Preisser, and will be responsible for the continued growth of the
exciting portfolio of businesses within the division.
Sangster was most recently President of Mercury Marine in EMEA, a
position he assumed in October 2021, and prior to that he spent 14
years with Brunswick in a number of international leadership
positions including as the head of Mercury Marine’s ANZP region.
Sangster’s operational and international experience will be
extremely valuable as Freedom Boat Club grows in international
markets and further optimizes its operating model.
“Brunswick is fortunate to have an extraordinarily talented
leadership team and a deep bench. Aine, Brenna, and Will have
a proven track record of success in many previous positions and I’m
proud and excited to see them all take on new and expanded
responsibilities,” said Dave Foulkes, Brunswick Corporation
CEO. “These moves follow the recent expansion of the role of
Ryan Gwillim, Brunswick’s Chief Financial Officer,
to include Chief Strategy Officer. Our talent remains a major
competitive advantage and our talent development strategy includes
broadening the scope and experience of our highest potential
leaders at all levels of the Company.”
Denari, Preisser, and Sangster will assume their new roles
immediately. Brett Dibkey who preceded Denari as President, Navico
Group will leave the company at the end of the August after
assisting with the transition. We thank Brett for his
leadership and many contributions to successfully integrating and
restructuring the Navico Group businesses in challenging market
conditions and wish him every success in his future endeavors.
About Brunswick Corporation:Brunswick
Corporation (NYSE: BC) is the global leader in marine recreation,
delivering innovation that transforms experiences on the water and
beyond. Our unique, technology-driven solutions are informed
and inspired by deep consumer insights and powered by our belief
that “Next Never Rests™”. Brunswick is dedicated to industry
leadership, to being the best and most trusted partner to our many
customers and to building synergies and ecosystems that enable us
to challenge convention and define the future. Brunswick is home to
more than 60 industry-leading brands. In the category of Marine
Propulsion, these brands include, Mercury Marine, Mercury Racing,
MerCruiser and Flite. Brunswick’s comprehensive collection of
parts, accessories, distribution and technology brands includes
Mercury Parts & Accessories, Land ‘N’ Sea, Lowrance, Simrad,
B&G, Mastervolt, RELiON, Attwood and Whale. Our boat brands are
some of the best known in the world, including Boston Whaler, Lund,
Sea Ray, Bayliner, Harris Pontoons, Princecraft and Quicksilver.
Our service, digital and shared-access businesses include Freedom
Boat Club, Boateka and a range of financing, insurance and extended
warranty businesses. While focused primarily on the marine
industry, Brunswick also successfully leverages its portfolio of
advanced technologies to deliver an exceptional suite of solutions
in mobile and industrial applications. Headquartered in Mettawa,
IL, Brunswick has 17,000 employees operating in 25 countries. In
2023, Brunswick was named by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and
as one of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek, both
for the fourth consecutive year. For more information,
visit www.Brunswick.com.
Lee
Gordon —
Vice President – Corporate Communications, Public Relations & Public Affairs
M: (904) 860-8848 | O: (847) 735-4003
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