May 2, 2023
NMMA recently announced the appointment of Marie-France MacKinnon as Executive Director for NMMA Canada. MacKinnon officially joined NMMA Canada on May 1 and will oversee the Association’s strategic and advocacy efforts in Canada. MacKinnon is a respected association executive with over 25 years of experience working in public affairs and communications in the private and public sector.
“We are excited to welcome Marie-France to the team. She comes to NMMA Canada with over two decades of developing and executing government relations plans to drive results in public policy. Her thought-leadership will be essential to leading strategic initiatives for NMMA Canada and ensuring the growth of the recreational boating industry,” said NMMA President Frank Hugelmeyer.
MacKinnon most recently served as Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications for the Canadian Meat Council, where she advocated for the labour challenges faced by the agri-food industry. She secured the first-ever federal Agri-Food Immigration Pilot and obtained an increase to the Temporary Foreign Worker Cap for her members, making her a voice for agri-food labour issues across Canada.
“I'm honored to have been chosen by NMMA to lead the strategic priorities for NMMA Canada. I look forward to working closely with the leadership team, Canadian members and industry stakeholders across the country and in Quebec to protect and grow recreational boating,” noted MacKinnon.
Before the Canadian Meat Council, she held public affairs, media relations and communications positions within the profit and non-profit sectors. MacKinnon is bilingual and lives in Ottawa.
Corporate Profile - Dometic Outdoor Global Marine Division
Dometic Outdoor Global Marine Division is one organization that has set the bar high globally on quality standards in all aspects of its operation. From its human resources practices to its product development and manufacturing standards, the company strives for 110% in all it does. Dometic’s Vancouver, British Columbia design and manufacturing facility is the largest marine focused company in Canada. Its global standards are admirable, and our entire industry can learn from its leadership and positive practices.
In 1962, Dometic (then under the name Teleflex) developed, launched, and marketed a mechanical steering system and with its success came the first hydraulic steering in 1983 and No FeedBack Steering in ’91.
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The 10th edition of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge (MEBC) has wrapped up at the Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM) and it gives a compelling look at the future of electric boating.
The MEBC was started in 2014 as a competition between university teams who built and raced boats powered only by solar power and batteries. To encourage more participation from institutions that may not have naval architecture or boat construction expertise, the YCM introduced the Energy Class competition. The club supplies the student teams with the same one-design catamaran hull, and each team adds their own cockpit and propulsion system that can be powered by any renewable alternative energy sources, not just solar.
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Questus Marine patented, Self-Leveling Radar Mounts automatically keep radar antennas level with the horizon, eliminating target loss.
Regardless of the angle of heel, with a Questus mount, a radar antenna will pick up targets to either side of a vessel, rather than aiming to the sky and water (for planes and fish). The Questus Marine Self-Leveling Radar Mount can be installed in three basic configurations: backstay mount, mast mount or Stern Pole mount.
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Torqeedo announces new structure and names business unit management
Left to right: Matthias Vogel, Fabian Bez, Sven Mostoegl
Torqeedo, the global market leader for electric mobility on the water, announced on July 18th, the creation of two dedicated business units and named their managers. Matthias Vogel will lead the Customized Solutions unit, and Sven Mostögl will lead the Branded Retail line.
“The new Customized Solutions business unit will serve our marine industry and commercial maritime clientele with a dedicated team of experts in sales, application engineering, customer service, and after-sales service,“ said Fabian Bez, CEO of Torqeedo GmbH.
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