Interviews & Insights – Page 3

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Freedom Boat Club, Brunswick | John Giglio, Cecil Cohn, Brenna Preisser

2019-07-04T10:45:00Z

Following Brunswick’s acquisition of Freedom Boat Club, IBI talks with FBC president John Giglio, president of Brunswick Boating Services, Cecil Cohn, and Brenna Preisser, president – Brunswick Business Acceleration about the business strategy and the future of boating

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Wettoncraft | Eric Divry

2019-06-27T08:30:00Z

A former director in logistics, Eric Divry had a dream four years ago of developing a boat that would take the stress out of boating

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Benetti | Paolo Vitelli & Franco Fusignani

2019-04-30T10:57:00Z

Benetti recently launched three gigayachts in 100 days, a feat that pushed the builder to its limits. Benetti’s new CEO, Franco Fusignani, and group president Paolo Vitelli reveal just how they came to terms with the mammoth task and the builder’s plans for the gigayacht sector going forward

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Sleipner | Marius Torjusen

2019-04-26T15:54:00Z

Norwegian stabiliser manufacturer’s new Chief Commercial Officer on market prospects and investments for 2019

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Caymas Boats | Earl Bentz

2019-03-08T12:01:00Z

Earl Bentz entered the boat business working for his uncle’s dealership at age 14. Now, at 66, he’s decided to start his third boat company, Caymas Boats, from part of the facilities – and with many employees – of his former Triton Boats in Tennessee

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SVP Yachts | Vladimir Zinchenko

2019-02-20T17:30:00Z

The owner of SVP Yachts, builders of Shipman sailboats, OceanClass and the Greenline range of hybrid motoryachts, looks back on the fateful day he took over the Slovenian builder in 2015, and outlines plans for future growth

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Bavaria | Ralph Kudla

2019-01-16T15:30:00Z

Bavaria MD Ralph Kudla discusses the German yard’s new direction, new boats and plans for growth

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Brunswick | Mark Schwabero

2019-01-07T15:59:00Z

Mark Schwabero, chairman and CEO of Brunswick Corporation in the US, retired at year’s end with the industry enjoying eight straight years of growth and Brunswick’s stock having recorded several 12-month highs.

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Correct Craft | Bill Yeargin

2018-12-12T15:24:00Z

The Correct Craft CEO on tariffs, going global and how to solve one of the industry’s most pressing challenges 

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Evinrude | Nando Zucchi

2018-11-02T14:16:00Z

Evinrude’s Nando Zucchi ready to “buy, build, transform”

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Feadship | Tom de Vries

2018-10-24T11:55:00Z

Feadship MD on the need to connect with a new generation

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Rossetti Superyachts | Fulvio Dodich

Fulvio Dodich sets off on a new adventure in the boating world, this time as the chairman and partner of Rosetti Superyacht

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Bavaria | Lutz Henkel

2017-12-15T10:40:00Z

Renowned and respected, but unloved, Bavaria is undergoing a transformation. CEO Lutz Henkel reveals plans to build not just bigger boats, but to inject passion back into the brand