MarineMax Announces Appointment of Mercedes Romero to Board of Directors
September 26 2022 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE: HZO), the world’s largest recreational
boat and yacht retailer, today announced that Mercedes Romero has
been appointed to its Board of Directors effective October 1,
2022.
Mercedes Romero is the Global Chief Procurement Officer at Primo
Water (Nasdaq: PRMW). She brings over 25 years of diverse
experience across industries such as Consumer Packaged Goods
(Procter & Gamble, Clorox), Spirits (Diageo, Campari),
Pharmaceutical (Teva), Retail (Starbucks), and Transportation
(Ryder). Romero has made meaningful contributions to the
profitability of large organizations through the identification and
implementation of operational efficiencies, strategic planning, and
an innovative approach to gaining market share. She has led
enterprise-wide digital transformations and ESG efforts. Romero is
an independent director at John B. Sanfilippo & Son (Nasdaq:
JBSS). She currently serves as chair of the Sourcing Diversity and
Supplier Relationship Management Committee at the Institute for
Supply Management (ISM), where she has held several advisory roles
since 2007. Romero, a native of Venezuela, graduated from
University Rafael Urdaneta with a degree in civil engineering. She
also studied packaging solutions at Michigan State University and
English Studies at Cornell University. Romero and her family are
avid boaters and passionate about spending time on the water in
their free time.
Joseph A. Watters, MarineMax Board Member and Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee Chair stated, “We are very excited
and honored to have Mercedes join our Board of Directors. Her
expertise in global procurement and strategic planning coupled with
her success as a leader in driving results will be instrumental as
we grow our business and continue to exceed the expectations of our
customers, our team members, and our shareholders. Furthermore,
Mercedes’s track record and international experience will bring new
perspectives and further enhance our Board’s collective expertise.
On behalf of the Board, we welcome Mercedes and look forward to her
future contributions to the Company.”
“It is an honor to join the MarineMax Board, especially at such
a pivotal time of growth for the Company,” said Romero. “I look
forward to leveraging my global experience to build on the momentum
MarineMax has achieved through its strategic growth plan across its
family of businesses."
About MarineMax
MarineMax is the world’s largest recreational boat and yacht
retailer, selling new and used recreational boats, yachts, and
related marine products and services, as well as providing yacht
brokerage and charter services. MarineMax has over 100 locations
worldwide, including 78 retail dealership locations, which includes
34 marinas or storage operations. Through Fraser Yachts and
Northrop and Johnson, the Company also is the largest superyacht
services provider, operating locations across the globe. Cruisers
Yachts, a MarineMax company, manufactures boats and yachts with
sales through our select retail dealership locations and through
independent dealers. Intrepid Powerboats, a MarineMax company,
manufactures powerboats and sells through a direct-to-consumer
model. MarineMax provides finance and insurance services through
wholly owned subsidiaries and operates MarineMax Vacations in
Tortola, British Virgin Islands. The Company also operates
Boatyard, a pioneering digital platform that enhances the boating
experience. MarineMax is a New York Stock Exchange-listed company
(NYSE: HZO). For more information, please visit
www.marinemax.com.
Forward-Looking Statement
Certain statements in this press release may be forward-looking
as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These statements are based on current expectations, forecasts,
risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that may cause actual results
to differ materially from expectations as of the date of this
release. These risks, assumptions, and uncertainties include the
Company’s abilities to reduce inventory, manage expenses and
accomplish its goals and strategies, the quality of the new product
offerings from the Company’s manufacturing partners, the impacts
(direct and indirect) of COVID-19 on the Company’s business, the
Company’s employees, the Company’s manufacturing partners, and the
overall economy, general economic conditions, as well as those
within our industry, the level of consumer spending, the Company’s
ability to integrate acquisitions into existing operations, and
numerous other factors identified in the Company’s Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 and other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events,
or otherwise.
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Michael H. McLamb Chief Financial Officer 727-531-1700
Media: Katherine Cooper MarineMax, Inc.
Investors: Brad Cohen or Dawn Francfort ICR, LLC
investorrelations@marinemax.com
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