Albemarle Boats

NEW BERN, N.C., Feb. 23, 2007 – Burch Perry, a long-time officer of Albemarle Boats, has been promoted to vice president and general manager, reporting to Mark Harakal, president of the Hatteras Collection. Perry succeeds Scotty Harrell, who has resigned as president of Albemarle Boats to pursue other interests.

“I cannot say enough good things about the way the Harrell family built this business from the ground up,” said Harakal. “Scotty took the reigns from his father in 1990, and during his tenure the company has grown tremendously in both financial success and brand reputation. Albemarle Boats will always owe a great debt of gratitude to this boatbuilding family.”

Perry, who previously served as Albemarle's vice president of sales and marketing, is well known in the boatbuilding industry. A grandson to Scott Harrell Sr., who in 1978 founded Albemarle on the shores of the Albemarle Sound in Edenton, N.C., Perry has led the company's sales and dealership team since joining the brand in 1995. He is also a popular fixture on the East Coast tournament circuit, which he fishes regularly as a member of the Albemarle Fishing Team.

Brunswick Boat Group Names Harakal President - Hatteras Collection

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Brunswick Boat Group, a unit of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) , is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark E. Harakal, 49, as president of the Hatteras Collection. Harakal, who most recently served as president of Hatteras Yachts, will now have expanded operational responsibilities for all three brands represented in the Collection, including Albemarle Boats, Cabo Yachts and Hatteras Yachts. Harakal will succeed William C. Naumann who recently retired. He will report to Peter B. Hamilton, president - Brunswick Boat Group."Mark is extremely well positioned to lead the Hatteras Collection," said Hamilton. "He will continue Bill Naumann's excellent progress in further expanding Brunswick's presence in the offshore sportfishing and luxury cruising markets."

In addition to his recent position as president, Harakal had also served as executive vice president of operations at Hatteras Yachts. During his tenure, he successfully led key initiatives to strengthen and streamline engineering, manufacturing and quality assurance functions.

Prior to joining Hatteras Yachts, Harakal gained a diverse global business perspective through a successful career of senior leadership positions with Witco, Air Products and Union Carbide.