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BRP announced that it named longtime company executive Bernard Guy president of its marine group. Guy will keep his current leadership responsibilities for global product strategy for the powersports and marine groups. Guy replaces Karim Donnez, who is leaving BRP.

“I am pleased to appoint Bernard Guy as president of our marine group,” president and CEO José Boisjoli said in a statement. “Throughout his career with BRP, Bernard has shared our values of passion and drive to create the ultimate experience for our customers. As a trusted and seasoned executive, Bernard is the ideal candidate to continue working on our strategic plan to transform the marine industry.”

During his 35 years at BRP — the parent of Sea-Doo, Alumacraft, Manitou and Quintrex — Guy has held management positions in engineering, procurement, strategy, product planning, sales and marketing. In 2022, he was named executive vice president of global product strategy.