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Steve Heese elected chairperson of NMMA Board
Steve Heese, president and CEO of Chris-Craft, has been elected chairperson of the NMMA Board of Directors. Heese succeeds Ben Speciale, president of Yamaha’s US Marine Business Unit.
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Scott Bauer named to head Parker Boats
Correct Craft looked inside its organisation for the new president of Parker Boats, Scott Bauer.
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Quanhai Li elected as World Sailing president
Four presidential candidates were up for election in the first round with no candidate receiving more than 50% of votes. A second round of voting was required between the top two candidates, incumbent Kim Andersen from Denmark and Quanhai Li from mainland China. 128 Member National Authorities (MNAs) submitted verified ...
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Wells Fargo Marine Group President on boat finance in the US - The 15-minute read
Not watched the video yet? Check out the edited transcript highlights of IBI’s recent interview with Bruce Van Wagoner on current trends in the North American leisure marine industry, inventory pipeline levels, forecasting in the age of Covid-19 and whether boat dealerships can become too big to fail.
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Beneteau makes key US appointments
Groupe Beneteau today announced that Nick Harvey and Andy Lindsay are to take on new roles with the group’s US brands.
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Appointment at Future Fibres
Valencia, Spain-based Future Fibres Ltd recently announced that accomplished offshore sailor Pete Cumming has joined the firm in an advisory capacity, with immediate effect.
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IBI Interview with America’s largest marine finance group (trailer)
In the latest installment of the IBI Interview series, IBI North America correspondent Craig Ritchie speaks with Bruce Van Wagoner President of Wells Fargo Marine Group, the largest marine finance provider in the US market about market conditions, inventory levels and how boat manufacturers and dealers have been managing through ...
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Camper & Nicholsons names new sales advisor
Benjamin Bensahel is based at the company’s Monaco office
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Brunswick elects Reggie Fils-Aimé to Board
The former head of Nintendo of America has been elected to Brunswick Corp’s Board of Directors.
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MDL Marinas strengthens management with six new appointments
MDL Marinas has announced six new managers across its UK marinas, five of which have been promoted internally.
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New leader for world’s largest boat group
Aine Denari succeeds Huw Bower as president of Brunswick Boat Group
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Obituary: Geoff Ewenson
Professional sailor Geoff Ewenson unexpectedly passed away last week after suffering a heart attack at age 50.
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OneWater realigns management team for growth
The US’s second-largest chain of boat dealerships makes key organisational changes
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Cox Powertrain appoints new head of sales
UK diesel outboard manufacturer Cox Powertrain has named Hugh Hudleston as the group’s new head of sales. Hudleston will be responsible for the global sales and distribution of the CXO300 diesel outboard as well as managing key relationships within Cox’s network of 35 distributors across the US, UK, Europe and ...
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Brunswick appoints chief information officer
Michael Adams has been promoted to vice president-chief information officer with immediate effect
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Key management changes at Beneteau
Groupe Beneteau has announced a management shake-up that sees Luca Brancaleon, Yann Masselot and Thomas Gailly taking on new roles within the Boat Division’s Brand and Product Strategy Department. Meanwhile, Clément Himily has been appointed as CEO of Construction Navale Bordeaux (CNB).
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Lippert Components appoints chief marketing officer
US-based Lippert Components Inc (LCI) has appointed Joe Thompson to the newly created role of chief marketing officer.
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Ex-Heesen man takes the wheel at Holland Yachting Group
Eddie Kloosterman, a former Heesen Yachts marketing coordinator, has taken charge of Holland Yachting Group, the alliance of Dutch superyacht builders and their suppliers within the Netherlands Maritime Technology trade lobby.
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Oyster hires new head of group events
The UK’s Oyster Yachts has named Allie Smith as its new head of group events. Her role will include developing and managing Oyster’s international rallies and events, including the next Oyster World Rally which will start from Antigua in January 2022 and all Oyster regattas worldwide.
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boot Düsseldorf: Show’s project director outlines Covid plan for 2021 and exhibitor uptake to date
IBI talks to Project Director boot Düsseldorf, Petros Michelidakis