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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.