Brunswick appoints new president

Brunswick Corporation has named Andrew E. Graves, 50, president of Brunswick Boat Group. Graves most recently served as president for Brunswick's US Marine and Outboard Boats.

Graves now will also have responsibility for the operations of Sea Ray and Meridian. He will continue to report to Dustan E. McCoy, chairman and chief executive officer of Brunswick Corporation.

"At Brunswick, we are always seeking ways to stay better aligned with the market as well as position the company to emerge stronger from this downturn," McCoy said.

"An important part of this effort is to adapt our organisational structure to further simplify, integrate and strategically direct our industry-leading portfolio of boat brands. The changes we are making will further refine our efforts to better co-ordinate activities among our brands, including product development and design, platform manufacturing and other operating and administrative functions that are common to our various groups."

Brunswick also announced that Robert J. Parmentier, 48, has been appointed president of the Sea Ray Group. Terry D. McNew, 47, is executive vice president - product development and engineering, manufacturing and quality, concentrating on the Sea Ray, Bayliner, and Meridian brands. Both actions are effective immediately, and both Parmentier and McNew will report to Graves.

Parmentier most recently was executive vice president - Sea Ray, overseeing a wide range of responsibilities, including that of the Meridian yacht brand, which was integrated into Sea Ray in 2008. Parmentier will retain responsibility for the Meridian brand, as well as assuming P&L responsibility for Sea Ray.

McNew most recently was senior vice president - product development and engineering and has spent most of his more than 20 years in the recreational boating industry with Sea Ray. He left the company in 2004, to become president and CEO of Correct Craft Boats in Orlando before returning to Brunswick in 2006.