~Promotes Brett McGill to President and COO~
CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE:HZO), the nation’s largest recreational
boat and yacht retailer, today announced that the Company’s Board of
Directors has promoted Brett McGill to President and Chief Operating
Officer, effective October 1, 2017.
Mr. McGill has served as MarineMax’s Chief Operating Officer since
October 1, 2016 after serving as Executive Vice President Operations
since October 2015 and Executive Vice President of West Operations since
May 2012. Prior to these roles, Mr. McGill served as one of the
Company’s Regional Presidents from May 2006 to 2012. Mr. McGill launched
his career with MarineMax in 1998 and held positions which included
Director of Information Services, as well as Vice President of
Information Technology, Service and Parts.
"Brett McGill’s promotion to President and Chief Operating Officer is in
recognition of his contributions that have made MarineMax the industry
leader that it is today,” stated, Joe Watters, Board Member and
Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee Chairman. "Brett’s passion
for the industry, his specific skillsets and his ability to build
successful teams have been evident throughout his career. He has a close
relationship with the MarineMax customer and he has done an outstanding
job overseeing the management of our stores and operations. Brett’s
information technology roots have assisted the Company to stay on the
leading edge in an ever-evolving digital world. As a Board, we are
confident that his experience, leadership skills and knowledge will
serve MarineMax well as he assumes his increased responsibilities as
President.”
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, Galeon, Grady-White, Harris, Bennington, Crest, Scout,
Sailfish, Sea Pro, Sportsman, Scarab Jet Boats, Yamaha 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 62 retail
locations in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina 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.
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking as
defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements include Mr. McGill's experience, leadership
skills and knowledge serving him and the Company well as he assumes his
increased responsibilities as President. These statements involve
certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially from expectations as of the date of this release. These risks
include the Company’s abilities to reduce inventory, manage expenses and
accomplish its goals and strategies, general economic conditions and the
level of consumer spending, the Company’s ability to integrate
acquisitions into existing operations, and numerous other factors
identified in the Company’s Form 10-K and other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Source: MarineMax, Inc.