DAVID JONES JOINS WOODARD AND COMPANY AS DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
John Reid, President of Woodard and Company, announced that David Jones has joined the company as Director of Business Development, effective January 14, 2019.
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CAMPION MARINE HIRES NEIL GILBERT TO DESIGN NEXT GENERATION OF BOATS
Canada’s largest fiberglass boat builder, Campion Marine, and its new management team have hired marine design veteran Neil Gilbert, of Gilbert Creative Group Inc., to design Campion’s next wave of boats.
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INFORMA GLOBAL EXHIBITIONS PROMOTES ANDREW DOOLE TO PRESIDENT OF U.S. BOAT SHOWS
Informa Global Exhibitions, premier yacht show organizer and global leader in trade and consumer exhibitions, is pleased to announce the promotion of Andrew Doole to President of U.S. Boat Shows, including the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Miami Yacht Show and Palm Beach International Boat Show
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NAVICO APPOINTS KNUT FROSTAD EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF DIGITAL BUSINESS AND MARKETING
Navico, parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad, B&G and C-MAP brands has announced that Knut Frostad has joined the management team as executive vice president of digital business and marketing.
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SMOKER CRAFT, INC. NAMES KRISTA SPARKES DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS AND DEALER DEVELOPMENT
Smoker Craft, Inc. – a leading manufacturer of fiberglass, pontoon and aluminum fishing boats sold worldwide under the Smoker Craft, Starcraft, Starweld, Sylvan and Sunchaser brands – has announced that Krista Sparkes has joined the company as Director of Business and Dealer Development.
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REG BATES JOINS THE NORTH SOUTH NAUTCAL GROUP INC. BROKERAGE TEAM
North South Nautical Group Inc. is pleased to announce the expansion of their yacht brokerage service to Downtown Toronto and the Caribbean.
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WEST MARINE HIRES VETERAN RETAILER KEN SEIPEL AS CEO
West Marine, the world’s largest boating supply retailer, has hired retail executive Ken Seipel as CEO. Seipel is an experienced leader with a strong track record helping grow privately held retail companies, as well as Fortune 500 brands.
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NMMA BOARD MEMBERS HIRE FIRM TO BEGIN SEARCH FOR DAMMRICH’S SUCCESSOR
As the NMMA prepares for the September 2019 retirement of NMMA President Thom Dammrich, a committee made up of key board members across boat, engine and marine accessory manufacturers, along with Dammrich, met in Atlanta, Georgia last week to interview a number of executive search firms.
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ANNOUNCING THE NEW OUTBOARD SALES MANAGER AT BENETEAU AMERICA
Beneteau America is pleased to announce the appointment of Don Smith as the new Outboard Sales Manager at Beneteau America effective November 16th. Don succeeds David Aldrich in this new role.
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GROUPE BENETEAU ANNOUNCES ERWIN BAMPS’ APPOINTMENT AS CEO OF PRESTIGE
On November 1st, 2018 Erwin Bamps joined the Groupe as CEO of Prestige, reporting to Jean-Paul Chapeleau.
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ZHIK APPOINTS SALES MANAGER AMERICAS
Jerry Richards has been appointed as Sales Manager Americas for Zhik. Starting his role on January 1st 2019, Jerry will lead Zhik’s sales expansion in the USA, South America and Canada.
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IMTRA MOURNS THE LOSS OF NAT BISHOP
IMTRA Corporation and its employees are saddened by the passing of former CEO and long-time member of the IMTRA family, Nat Bishop, after a 15-year battle with melanoma.
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A.J. NICKEL LEADS THE YACHT GROUP’S NEW SHOWROOM TO OPEN IN FORT LAUDERDALE AS SALES DIRECTOR
The Yacht Group, featuring Yacht Controller and other innovative technology for the marine industry, is proud to announce the opening of its new showroom at 1300 SE 17th Street, Fort Lauderdale. A.J. Nickel, formerly of National Marine Suppliers, has joined the firm as sales director of the new location.
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MERCURY MARINE NAMES RICH TODHUNTER DIRECTOR, CURRENT PRODUCT ENGINEERING AND PRODUCT INTEGRATION ENGINEERING
Mercury Marine has announced that Rich Todhunter has been promoted to Director, Current Product Engineering and Product Integration Engineering replacing Daniel Clarkson who transitioned to Power Products in September.
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CHRISTOPHE LAVIGNE APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF GROUPE BENETEAU’S US BRANDS
Groupe Beneteau is announcing Christophe Lavigne’s appointment as President of US brands Four Winns, Glastron, Wellcraft and Scarab. This appointment takes effect immediately.
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CANADA’S OCEAN SUPERCLUSTER APPOINTS INNOVATOR AND GLOBAL LEADER KENDRA MACDONALD AS CEO
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kendra MacDonald as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
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THE DOCKSIDE GROUP NOW REPRESENTS RINKER BOATS IN CANADA
Rinker Boats is pleased to announce that they have chosen The Dockside Group to represent Rinker in Canada.
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MICHAEL FLANAGAN TO TAKE THE HELM OF WEEMS & PLATH
Weems & Plath President Peter Trogdon has announced a “Change of Watch” at the company he has served and owned for the last 23 years. As of September 24, 2018, the company’s new owner, Michael Flanagan, will take the helm.
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KELLY KRANING PROMOTED TO DIRECTOR OF SALES OF MARQUIS-LARSON BOAT GROUP
Today, Marquis-Larson Boat Group makers of Larson, Larson FX, Larson Escape, Striper, Carver Yachts, Marquis and builder of the recently announced Lexus LY650 announced that (Mr.) Kelly Kraning has been promoted to Director of Sales for the company.
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DANIEL CLARKSON HIRED AS POWER PRODUCTS GENERAL MANAGER
Power Products has named Daniel Clarkson as General Manager of Power Products Integrated Solutions effective immediately.
