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NewsLazzara Yachts Group names new EVP
Florida, US-based boatbuilder Lazzara Yachts Group has appointed Nils C Nelson as its new executive vice president. Nelson will lead the sales, business development, and customer service activities for the group, as well as using his varied industry experience to advance the company’s objectives.
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Boat Fix appoints new CEO
Connecticut, US-based telematics/marine customer service provider Boat Fix has named Penny Searles as its new CEO, with immediate effect.
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Obituary: Bilgin Özkaynak
Bilgin Özkaynak, founder and owner of Marmaris Yacht Marina in Turkey, has passed away following an illness. His funeral was held in Istanbul on January 3.
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Catalina Yachts EVP to retire
Gerry Douglas announces plans to step down from executive vice president role at US sailboat builder
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Royal Ocean Racing Club CEO to step down
Eddie Warden Owen has spent the last 12 years in the role
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Barletta Boats founder finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year award
Barletta Boats president and founder Bill Fenech has been named among 32 national finalists for the Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.
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Global Marine Business Advisors appoints Swedish representative
Bjorn Ingemanson has joined Global Marine Business Advisors (GMBA) as its Swedish representative.
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New managing director at OceanLED
UK-based marine lighting specialist OceanLED has named Daniele Todaro as its new managing director. Todaro has been with OceanLED since 2015 and will replace departing MD Charles Stuart.
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Robertson & Caine MD to step down
Robertson Caine’s Peter Giliam will be stepping down as MD in April next year due to personal reasons, the company announced on Thursday. Giliam, the MD for the past three years, will be replaced by Theo Loock, who will join the company next year in January for ...
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Invincible hires export sales specialist
Invincible Boat Company in the US has appointed Oliver Huntsman to the position of export sales specialist.
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Appointment at MarineMax
MarineMax has named Julie Balzano as its new brand marketing manager, with responsibility for its Galeon, Aquila, Azimut, and MarineMax Vacations portfolios.
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Aquafax expands sales team
UK-based marine equipment distributor Aquafax has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Harry Heasman as head of sales.
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New appointments at China Boat Industry and Trade Association (CBITA)
CBITA has successfully completed the new appointments to its management board. The organisation and leadership structure of the Fifth Council of the China Boat Industry and Trade Association is as follows:
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Florida marine industry sees one of its own elected to State House
The voice of the recreational marine industry in the Florida House of Representatives just got louder with the election of a local boat club executive, who ran on a platform of clean water, climate-related sea level issues and infrastructure, beating out three experienced political opponents by – in keeping with ...
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Fischer Panda UK strengthens leadership team
Marine diesel generator specialist Fisher Panda UK has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of David Payne as business development director and Chris Baker as operations and technical director, effective January 1, 2021.
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Management changes at Zipwake
CEO Lorentz Simonson and area sales manager Göran Fredin are retiring
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Sparcraft SA confirms new manager and co-owner
Mast manufacturer Sparcraft Masts SA has announced a new managing director and co-owner ahead of the retirement of long-time manager Michael Mitchell – better known as ‘Tich’. Chris James, who has worked with the company for the past 15 years in Durban, will take over full-time from January next ...
