Brunswick Corporation CEO Dave Foulkes Named Boating Industry Magazine Mover and Shaker of the Year - Seite 2

During Foulkes’ tenure as CEO, Brunswick has won numerous Innovation & Design Awards for product excellence as well as earned a Best in Show award for the companies’ debut exhibit at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show.  Over the past 24 months, Brunswick has won multiple awards for its commitment to diversity, women in the workplace and sustainability efforts including the publication of the company’s first enterprise-wide Sustainability Report.  This year, Forbes Magazine named Brunswick one of America’s Best Employers for Women and named the Company to its list of Best Employers, for the second consecutive year.

“In the recreational marine industry, we see emerging trends that give us great optimism for the future, with a cohort of new, younger boaters and more women and ethnic minorities entering boating,” said Foulkes. “Brunswick’s brands are ahead of the broader industry in benefiting from these trends, offering us a unique opportunity for sustained competitive advantage that we must secure with great products, outstanding service and exceptional experiences.”

Among the many achievements over the past two years, have been the formation of the Business Acceleration Division, which is the home of Freedom Boat Club, acquired in 2019, and the Advanced Systems Group, in addition to several enterprise-wide “Centers of Excellence” that allow the company’s top talent to work collaboratively on design, technology and manufacturing, and the establishment of a leaner and more capable corporate center.

“Today, Brunswick finds itself in a position of strength with a clear path to a bright future as we pursue our mission to define the future of boating and deliver innovation and inspiration on the water to our customers and club members around the world,” said Foulkes.  “We will continue to create new opportunities to access boating and deliver a better boating experience, and we will do it with the most advanced innovation capabilities and the leading portfolio of service and shared-access businesses.”

Brunswick has also been praised for its leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, creating a blueprint for a safe return to work that has been shared with and adopted by other organizations. 

“2020 has been an extraordinary year – with unprecedented challenges and new, unexpected opportunities,” said Foulkes. “But through it all, we have maintained our commitment to the health and safety of our colleagues and their families, as well as to our customers around the world.  The future looks bright for Brunswick and I am excited about what’s ahead.”