Tag Archives: Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit

Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit announced the appointment of Ted Riley to the position of Marine Training Manager, Yamaha Marine Training Department. In his new role, Riley is responsible for leading efforts to create and implement a global training standard for Yamaha Marine Distributors. He will work closely with the training curriculum team as well as the instructional team to ...

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 ...

The Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit named Grant Suzuki Chief of Technology, Advanced Marine Systems. In the new role, Grant will lead the Marine Advance Development teams focused on building-out Yamaha’s C.A.S.E. (Connectivity, Autonomous operations, Integrated Services, and Electrification) strategy. Under his leadership, Yamaha will develop future solutions to improve boater experiences by advancing the capability and performance of core ...

Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit announced the appointment of John Wilkinson to Marine Technical Support Manager, Yamaha Marine Customer Experience Division. In his new role, Wilkinson is responsible for managing all business processes and support for the Marine dealer technical call centers for Outboard, WaterCraft and Bennett. “John brings more than 18 years of experience and knowledge to the Customer ...

Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit announced the appointment of Kevin Sumner to senior product planning manager, Yamaha Marine Connectivity Division. In his new role, Sumner is responsible for driving the roadmap, development and launch of customer centric features and executing next generation connectivity technologies with Yamaha’s boat builder partners. Sumner monitors industry developments, coordinates product pilots, trials and go to ...

Yamaha becomes the new official outboard of Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI) as the research organization announced it has formed a new relationship with Yamaha Rightwaters. Through the two-year agreement, HSWRI will power its research boat with an F70 Yamaha outboard. HSWRI is a non-profit scientific research organization committed to conserving and renewing marine life to ensure a healthier planet. HSWRI’s ...

Yamaha Rightwaters marked its fourth anniversary by recapping sustainability and conservation initiative progress from the past 12 months. From June 2022 through June 2023, Yamaha Rightwaters reinforced a commitment to carbon neutrality, sponsored new projects that support marine habitat restoration and clean-up initiatives, sponsored a white paper that calls for the management of aquatic invasive species and supported meaningful marine ...

Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit announced the appointment of Will Mitchell to District Sales Manager, OEM, Region 044. In his new role, Mitchell is responsible for growing and maintaining relationships with boat builders including Ranger Tugs, Hewes Marine, North River Boats, Renaissance Marine Group, Skeeter Boats, Shallow Sport and G3 Boats. Mitchell reports directly to Adam Hall, OEM Division Manager. ...

Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit recently recognized 135 Yamaha authorized marine dealers for reaching various Yamaha Marine Service PRO levels of achievement. Established in 2022, the Yamaha Marine Service PRO program consists of three designated tiers indicating the level of training achieved by dealer technicians: Pro, Pro Elite and Pro Elite Plus. Starting January 1, 2023, dealers who qualified for ...

Yamaha announced that Andrew Cullen has been named the new Director of Marine Connectivity. In his new role, Cullen is responsible for all facets of creating and supporting the Connected Boat experience to dealers, consumers and OEMs. Created in 2022, the Yamaha Marine Connectivity Division focuses on planning, building and executing Yamaha’s strategy and vision for the future of marine ...