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Lund Boats, a division of Brunswick Corporation announced Lenn Scholz as president of Lund Boats, replacing Dirk Hyde who has been promoted to president of Brunswick’s Aluminum Boat Group. Hyde has spent three decades in various leadership positions within Brunswick including COO of Attwood, President of Crestliner, President of Harris and Cypress Cay and President of Lund Boats. Scholz is ...

During its 2021 Investor Day presentation in May, Brunswick Corporation unveiled the “Next Wave” of the company’s strategy highlighting the next phase of business evolution, products, technologies, unique experiences, and enterprise synergies. Brunswick has already begun to elevate the boating experience and appeal to an expanded demographic through execution of its ACES (autonomous, connected, electrification, shared access) strategy and other ...

Freedom Boat Club, the world’s largest boat club operator and a division of Brunswick Corporation, announced the acquisition of Fanautic Club, one of the largest European boat clubs with 23 locations in major coastal cities and tourist centers across Spain. This acquisition accelerates Freedom’s growth in Europe and marks the third European country to be a home to Freedom Boat Club ...

Two of Brunswick Corporation’s leading boat brands, Boston Whaler and Sea Ray, announced the launch of the “MyWhaler” and “Sea Ray+” apps, designed to improve the boat ownership experience by reducing friction across the entire ownership journey. The apps, which were officially announced during Brunswick’s Next Wave Investor Day in May, punctuate Brunswick’s ACES strategy with an off-board platform that highlights the Company’s ...

Brunswick Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Navico, a global leader in marine electronics and sensors for $1.05 billion. As a result of this acquisition, Brunswick will add the industry leading brands of Lowrance, Simrad, B&G, and C-MAP to its Advanced Systems Group (ASG), which includes the leading Parts & Accessories (P&A) brands in power management, digital control ...

Brunswick Corporation and Boston Whaler held a groundbreaking ceremony ahead of the reopening of its 225,000 square foot Flagler County manufacturing facility to expand production due to record demand for Boston Whaler’s line of fiberglass boats. The expansion will increase production by 40% and bring more than 400 jobs to the local economy over the next 18-24 months.  The event was ...

Brunswick Corporation reported results for the first quarter of 2021. "Our businesses had a fantastic start to 2021, with a very healthy marine market, strong boating participation, and outstanding operating performance driving historic financial results," said Brunswick Chief Executive Officer David Foulkes. "Robust retail demand for our products continues to drive low field inventory levels, with increased production across all ...

For the second consecutive year, Brunswick Corporation has been recognized by Forbes and Statista as one of the Best Employers for Diversity. Brunswick ranked among the top 20% of the 500 companies on the list, ranking 80th overall and sixth in the state of Illinois. “We are honored to again be recognized by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for Diversity, ...

Brunswick Corporation announced that it has entered into a new partnership with Carnegie Robotics LLC (CRL), a leading provider of advanced robotics, sensors and autonomous solutions for a wide range of commercial and government applications. The collaboration will combine CRL’s depth and breadth in autonomous technology with Brunswick’s leadership position in the marine industry and continued execution of its ACES ...

Brunswick Corporation announced the recipients of its 2020 awards for exceptional safety performance in a year in which Brunswick achieved the lowest incident rate in company history.  These honors not only recognize the success of Brunswick’s safety culture and initiatives, but encourage and reward employees and facilities that have achieved outstanding safety and wellness performance through promotion and practice of safety ...