Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit announced the appointment of Jason Berry to Customer Experience Division Manager. In his new role, Berry is responsible for leading and supporting Marine Field Service and call centers for Outboard, WaterCraft, Bennett and Siren. Berry and his teams provide in market product support, dealer development, growing technicians, workforce development, consumer support, dealer technical support, Bennett ...
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Yamaha names Waki division manager
Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit has announced the appointment of Jeremy Waki to Division Manager, Marine Service Operations. In his new role, Waki oversees service support of systems, processes, strategy, data analytics and service planning. Other areas of responsibility include warranty adjudication, advanced failure analysis, technical coordination and information. “Jeremy brings more than 20 years of experience with Yamaha Motor ...
Read More »Yamaha Marine names GM of marine service
Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit announced the appointment of Joe Maniscalco to General Manager, Marine Service. In his new position, Maniscalco will oversee marine service training and support for Yamaha outboards and systems as well as Yamaha WaterCraft products. “With Joe’s direction, Yamaha service team members will continue to develop skills as subject matter experts to support the customer relationship ...
Read More »Workforce development: Working towards the future
By Jamie Stafford It seems that this has been the decade of novel challenges. Supply chain shortages continue to plague the global economy as we all grow weary of new strains of Covid-19. Unfortunately, supply chain issues are not the only shortages on hand. The marine industry is no stranger to workforce insufficiency, but now more than ever, this critical ...
Read More »2021 Boating Industry Bold Moves
By Adam Quandt Each year, Boating Industry’s Movers & Shakers program brings a stack of quality nominations to the editors’ desks. While we’ve already highlighted this year’s Mover & Shaker of the Year and finalists, there are certainly more industry leaders worthy of recognition for 2021. The six following industry members exemplify what it means to be a leader — ...
Read More »Yamaha expands technical school partnership program
Yamaha recently expanded its Technical School Partnership program in Arkansas with the grand opening of National Park College’s (NPC) new Marine Technology building, Jan. 30. The 7,500-square-foot facility includes a classroom and workshop space for students to train with the latest marine technology. “Yamaha maintains a strong commitment to developing the next generation of marine technicians and answering the industry’s ...
Read More »NMMA workforce initiative showcased at guidance counselor conference
NMMA launched a workforce branding effort last weekend in Boston by exhibiting at an annual conference targeting school guidance counselors. With an audience of more than 3,600 attendees, the ‘Explore Careers in the Boating Industry’ booth touched more than 1,500 visitors over three days — touting our industry as a career to be considered by middle and high school students. ...
Read More »Yamaha’s Joe Maniscalco provides update on YMU initiatives, program
Earlier this year, Yamaha Marine announced it was dedicating substantial resources to Yamaha Marine University initiatives, including a much-anticipated apprenticeship program for developing skilled dealer technicians. Through a combination of technical training materials and hands-on training at Yamaha’s marine training headquarters in Pleasant Prairie, Wisc., as well as Yamaha Marine’s headquarters in Kennesaw, Ga., marine technicians will be empowered to ...
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