NEW GENERAL MANAGER ANNOUNCED FOR MERCURY CANADA

Brad Zoelle

Aug 16, 2020

Brad Zoelle has accepted the position as General Manager, Mercury Canada effective immediately.  Brad joins Mercury from Sea Ray, where he spent the last five years in various roles, including most recently as Category Vice President where he was instrumental in the design and launch of many of Sea Ray’s flagship models including most recently, the SLX-R 400e which was launched at CES. Brad will replace Georges Jalbert who retired earlier this year.
 
Brad will be responsible for all Mercury business in Canada including propulsion and P&A, as well as continuing to strengthen Mercury’s relationship with its Canadian dealer base.  His experience at Sea Ray, and familiarity with the Mercury brand will be instrumental in this transition.  In addition, Brad is a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, a designation he earned in 2018.
 
Prior to joining Brunswick in 2015, Brad worked at Command Alkon as the Sales Manager for the Latin America Region.  He also spent time with Miller Brewing and Systech both in Sales Manager roles.
 
Brad has a Bachelor of Science in Business from University of Wisconsin Madison, and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.

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