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Lippert Components | Brian Hall on supply chain costs
With annual sales approaching $3 billion, LCI Industries supplies highly engineered components to OEMs of RVs, boats and other segments, along with their related aftermarkets, and knows a thing or two about material costs. In 2020, steel and aluminium made up more than 50% of the company’s raw material ...
DLL Finance | Maarten Endel on boat finance
A subsidiary of Rabobank Group, DLL enters the leisure marine sector with launch of worldwide delear finance programs, leveraging its finance know-how and infrastructure to take market share in the boat business – a potential win-win for the industry
Brunswick Corp | Brett Dibkey on technology advances for boatbuilders
IBI speaks with the president of Brunswick’s Advanced Systems Group about rapidly changing consumer expectations, the evolving role of technology, and how boatbuilders stand to gain from enhanced data collection and analytics capabilities
Ferretti Group | Alberto Galassi
Record demand and the new normal; the Ferretti Group CEO talks to IBI about record sales, acquisition targets, selling boats on Instagram, and why Forrest Gump holds the key
In conversation with: Claudia D’Arpizio
IBI’s Francesca Goi talks to Claudia D’Arpizio, globally recognised expert on the trends that are shaping consumer spending patterns in luxury segments
Gulf Craft | Mohammed Hussein Alshaali
Chairman of the Middle East’s largest boatbuilder, Gulf Craft, Mohammed Hussein Alshaali outlines his plans for the future UAE-based builder, including development of its Gulf Craft small boat brands, the launch of the world’s largest all composite superyacht, and how the market has evolved since Covid. He talks to IBI’s ...
Brunswick Corp | Brenna Preisser
As president of Business Acceleration at the boating industry’s biggest company, Brenna Preisser has a dizzying number of responsibilities including oversight for Freedom Boat Club, the Tech Nexus Incubator, seven Finance & Insurance brands, a new boater training venture, human resources – and if that is not enough – she ...
VPLP | Quentin Lucet
IBI speaks with Quentin Lucet, naval architect at France-based naval architecture and design firm VPLP, specialising in the application of foil technology to the design of racing mono and multihulls.
YYachts strengthens activities in Italy
German builder names Massimo Pelati Perelli CEO of YYachts Italy
MarineMax names new board member
Adam Johnson has 25 years’ experience with NetJets
People on the Move this Week
New appointments at BAR Technologies, Dromeas Yachts, Neander Motors and more
Moonen names new sales manager
Victor Caminada joins Dutch superyacht builder from Damen Yachting
Boston Whaler names new president
Kriss Neff replaces Nick Stickler as head of the US fishing boat brand
New general manager at Vilanova Grand Marina-Barcelona
Miquel À Lliteras Fleixas takes up his position on October 4
People on the Move this Week
New appointments at Cox, DC Battery Technologies, Hundested Propeller and more
Patrick Industries names director of operational excellence
Michael O’Connell brings over 35 years of OEM boat company leadership to Patrick
Propspeed establishes presence in Italy
Kiwi coatings specialist hires Italian sales manager
New COO at Cox Marine
Gavin Wesson joins the company from GKN Aerospace
IBI adds to Forbes’ list of notable women in the boating industry
On Wednesday we reported on Forbes’ celebration of International Women’s Day with a selection of three women from the boating industry who the magazine highlighted as high achievers:
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