CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 22, 2015--
MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE:HZO), the nation’s largest recreational boat
retailer, today announced that Evelyn Follit has been appointed to its
Board of Directors.
Evelyn Follit has been the President of Follit Associates, a corporate
technology and executive assessment consulting firm since 2007. From
1997 to 2005, she was an executive of RadioShack Corporation, a consumer
electronics retail company, where she held the positions of Senior Vice
President, Chief Information Officer, and Chief Organizational Enabling
Services Officer. Evelyn has over 20 years in leadership positions with
major corporations including IBM and Dun & Bradstreet, in the areas of
information technology, human resources and operations management. She
is currently on the boards of TECO Energy, Inc. and Beall’s Inc.
William H. McGill, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company, stated, “We are very excited and honored to have Evelyn
Follit join our Board of Directors. We are confident she will be a
strong addition to our Board and her wealth of experience and expertise
in information technology and operations management will complement our
ongoing efforts to continue growing the MarineMax brand. On behalf of
the Board, we welcome Evelyn and look forward to her future
contributions to the Company.”
Evelyn Follit added, “I’m very excited about joining the MarineMax Board
of Directors and working with the company’s management team. I look
forward to the opportunity to assist the company in achieving its
strategic goals to maximize shareholder value.”
About MarineMax
Headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, MarineMax is the nation’s largest
recreational boat and yacht retailer. Focused on premium brands, such as
Sea Ray, Boston Whaler, Meridian, Hatteras, Azimut Yachts, Ocean
Alexander, Grady-White, Harris, Crest, Scout, Sailfish, Scarab Jet
Boats, Aquila, and Nautique. MarineMax sells new and used recreational
boats and related marine products and services as well as provides yacht
brokerage and charter services. MarineMax currently has 53 retail
locations in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia,
Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and Texas and operates MarineMax Vacations
in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. MarineMax is a New York Stock
Exchange-listed company. For more information, please visit www.marinemax.com.
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