Brunswick Corp. today announced several appointments as the senior leadership team is reshaped.
Will Sangster was named executive vice president and president of Navico Group, taking over for Aine Denari, who will succeed retiring Dave Foulkes as chief executive officer. Karly Yuds was named senior vice president and president of business acceleration, succeeding Sangster. Marco Bracalente was named chief technology officer, succeeding Denari in her other role. All appointments are effective Jan. 1.
“Brunswick is fortunate to have an outstanding leadership team and a deep bench of senior talent across the enterprise,” Foulkes said in a press release. “These appointments reflect our meticulous, long-term talent and succession-planning efforts, led by our chief human resources officer, Jill Wrobel, and our board and its focus on developing and accelerating young leaders with a consistent track record of success and the skills, experience and behaviors to lead the company into the future. As we prepare for Brunswick’s next chapter, I am confident that Will, Karly and Marco will continue to advance Brunswick’s strategy, maintain its market momentum and continue to create value for our employees, customers, partners and shareholders.”
Sangster currently serves as senior vice president and president of business acceleration, leading Freedom Boat Club and Brunswick’s finance, insurance, extended warranty and preowned boat businesses.
Yuds is vice president of global supply chain and logistics for Mercury Marine, where she oversees a global supply base supporting Mercury’s multibillion-dollar propulsion and parts-and-accessories businesses.
Bracalente will continue as vice president of product development and engineering for Navico Group. As chief technology officer, he also will lead Brunswick’s enterprise product technology strategy and advanced development in areas that include autonomy, connectivity, software-defined vessels and physical artificial intelligence.
