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Brunswick Corp
18 August 2003

Reich Elected President -- Brunswick Europe; Leemputte Promoted to Chief
Financial Officer

LAKE FOREST, Ill., Aug. 18 -- Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) announced today
that Victoria J. Reich has been elected president of Brunswick Europe, a new
operating unit. She most recently was senior vice president and chief financial
officer for Brunswick. Peter G. Leemputte, the company's vice president and
controller, has been promoted to senior vice president and chief financial
officer, replacing Reich. The promotions are effective immediately and both
Reich and Leemputte will report to Brunswick Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, George W. Buckley.

"Brunswick's international business continues to expand at a healthy pace, with
annual sales in continental Europe and the United Kingdom alone now exceeding
$550 million," Buckley explained. "Vicki will initially focus on developing a
strategy to grow our various European marine businesses, shared services
initiatives, support for the European investor community and pursuing merger and
acquisition opportunities across all businesses. An experienced and accomplished
executive, Vicki will bring her estimable skills to bear on this challenge. Her
solid track record of performance and improvement speaks for itself and is a
harbinger of what lies ahead for Brunswick's fortunes in Europe."

Reich was elected senior vice president and chief financial officer in February
2000 after joining Brunswick in December 1996 as vice president and controller.
Previously, she had held a variety of financial leadership positions during her
17-year career with the General Electric Company. Reich, 45, earned a bachelor
of science degree in applied mathematics and economics from Brown University.

At Brunswick, Reich has vigorously upgraded the finance function to enhance
controllership, resource allocation, talent development, capital
structure/financing and financial communications. She has provided financial
leadership to strategic initiatives, including shared services, financial
services, numerous acquisitions, divestitures and business restructuring
actions. She also is responsible for introducing Brunswick Value Added as the
measurement system used by the company to help make investment decisions and set
variable compensation targets.

Leemputte to Chief Financial Officer

Succeeding Reich as senior vice president and chief financial officer is Peter
G. Leemputte. Since joining Brunswick as vice president and controller in
January 2001, he has expanded the company's capabilities in the financial
planning, analysis and audit functions, and enhanced the acquisitions and
financial review processes.

"Pete has strengthened the rigor and diligence of the control function while
providing excellent analysis and insights to improve the operations of the
business," Buckley said. "Under his leadership, Pete has ensured stringent
financial discipline is instilled in all of our processes company- wide. His
broad-based financial experience in both the domestic and international markets
makes him ideally suited to lead the control, treasury, tax, audit,
communications and financial services functions.

Prior to joining Brunswick, Leemputte was executive vice president and chief
financial officer for Chicago Title Corporation, a publicly traded national
service provider offering residential and commercial title insurance and real
estate-related products. Before joining Chicago Title in 1998, Leemputte was a
vice president with Mercer Management Consulting in Chicago where he was a
partner in the firm's global practice covering strategy and operational studies
within process industries. His career also includes domestic and international
financial assignments with Armco Inc., FMC Corporation and BP Amoco. He also
served as a product development engineer with the Proctor & Gamble Company.

Leemputte, 46, holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of
Business. He received his bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering
from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.

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; Teignbridge propellers; MotoTron electronic controls; Navman GPS-based
products; Northstar marine electronics; IDS dealer management systems; Sea Ray,
Bayliner, Maxum, Hatteras, Meridian and Sealine pleasure boats; Baja high-
performance boats; Boston Whaler and Trophy offshore fishing boats; Princecraft
fishing, deck and pontoon boats; Land 'N' Sea marine parts and accessories
distributor; Life Fitness, Hammer Strength and ParaBody fitness equipment;
Brunswick bowling centers, equipment and consumer products; Brunswick billiards
tables; and Valley-Dynamo pool, table hockey and foosball tables. For more
information, visit www.brunswick.com .

    /CONTACT:  Dan Kubera, Director  - Public and Financial Relations of
Brunswick Corporation, +1-847-735-4617/
    /Web site:  http://www.brunswick.com /(BC)





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