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Brunswick Corporation announced the acquisition of Fliteboard. Fliteboard, which combines advanced hydrofoils and electric propulsion on the water, allows Brunswick to enter the emerging, electric-foiling surfboard market and presents the opportunity for technological, manufacturing, commercial, and consumer synergies with the existing Brunswick portfolio. Fliteboard will operate as a business within Mercury Marine. “Fliteboard’s exceptional brand appeal and its advanced eFoiling ...

Brunswick Corporation today reported results for the second quarter of 2023. “Our businesses executed a strong second quarter, benefiting from market share gains, well-received new products, solid operational performance and diligent cost control,” Brunswick CEO David Foulkes said. “The new boat market remains challenging, and year-to-date new boat sales remain below 2022, but there has been relative improvement in recent ...

Brunswick Corporation today named John Buelow Executive Vice President and President, Mercury Marine. John was previously Vice President, Global Operations, Mercury Marine and succeeds Chris Drees, who has decided to leave Brunswick to pursue opportunities outside the Company and the marine industry. Buelow will report to Brunswick Chief Executive Officer David M. Foulkes, effective immediately.  “John is an established leader ...

Brunswick Corporation recently reported results for the second quarter of 2022. “For the second quarter, we delivered our first ever quarter with $300 million of adjusted operating earnings, and together with record revenue and EPS, continued our trend of exceptional performance in a challenging macro-economic landscape. We maintained our strong focus on cost control and operational efficiencies, while still continuing ...

Brunswick Corporation announced that Freedom Boat Club this week is expected surpass 50,000 memberships across its 360 global locations, made up of both corporate locations and a continually growing network of franchise partners. Freedom’s 50,000 memberships cover more than 75,000 global members constituting a growing, energetic, and diverse community of boating enthusiasts. Since Brunswick’s acquisition of Freedom in 2019, the ...

Brunswick Corporation today published its 2021 Sustainability Report, “Together for the Planet,” highlighting the company’s industry-leading sustainability achievements, while also announcing that it has hired Jennifer Koenig as the company’s first chief sustainability officer. The report as well as the addition of this newly created senior level position fortifies Brunswick’s ongoing commitment to advancing enterprise environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ...

Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) announced that it has appointed Alexandra Cattelan as its Chief Technology Officer, effective immediately. Cattelan will be responsible for continuing to advance Brunswick’s ACES strategy and, more generally, for maintaining Brunswick’s position of technology leadership in the marine industry. Cattelan has more than three decades of experience leading electric propulsion and advanced mobility programs and organizations, ...

Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation, has provided its Mercury University curriculum along with 90hp FourStroke outboard engines and tools to high schools in Florida, New York and Virginia to help prepare the next generation of marine service technicians and address the industry’s workforce shortage. In a survey conducted by the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas prior to ...

Brunswick Corporation recently launched its 2022 Virtual Investor Day on Brunswick.com. The presentation, hosted by members of Brunswick’s senior leadership team, details the Company’s success in rapidly powering-up the Next Wave strategy unveiled at the May 2021 investor meeting, which builds on Brunswick’s foundation as the largest and most innovative company in the recreational marine industry, and connects it to ...

Brunswick Corporation recently announced the winners of its inaugural Sustainability Leadership Awards, which celebrate the company’s commitment to sustainable, responsible practices by recognizing outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused contributions of individuals and teams at Brunswick facilities around the world. The Brunswick Sustainability Leadership Award Program was established in memory of Kevin Grodzki, Brunswick’s longtime ESG champion, who pioneered Brunswick’s ...