MarineMax announced that Odilon Almeida has been appointed to the company’s board of directors. In conjunction with this appointment, Evelyn V. Follit and G. Clinton Moore will be retiring from the MarineMax Board.
“We are excited to welcome Odilon to the MarineMax board as our newest independent director,” Rebecca White, Ph.D., chairperson of the company’s board, said in a statement. “He is an accomplished business leader whose insight into corporate governance and experience in scaling worldwide operations will be instrumental as we execute our long-term growth strategy.”
Mr. Almeida, 64, an operating partner at Advent International, brings more than 40 years of international business expertise to the MarineMax board, having held senior leadership roles across the financial services, technology and consumer goods sectors. He previously served as CEO of ACI Worldwide, a global payments software and solutions provider.
A corporate governance expert, Mr. Almeida is the lead independent director at Amerant Bancorp and an independent director at NCR Atleos, where he serves on the Audit and Nominating & Governance Committees.
The statement said that the retirements of Ms. Follit and Mr. Moore are not the result of any disagreement with the company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices. With these changes, the MarineMax Board now comprises eight directors, six of whom are independent.
