riptide09
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Sorry I don't have links to the actual articles. I grabbed these from the ifourwinns boards. http://www.smwebhead.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6178
Project Boat Holdings has eliminated two president positions from its recreational boat division. Jeff Olson, former president of Four Winns, and Rick Fulmer, former vice president of sales and marketing, are no longer with the company. Mike O'Connell, who was most recently president of Glastron, has been removed from that position and installed as vice president of business development for all three brands.
Roch Lambert, who was named president of Project Boat Holdings Recreational Division in May, confirmed the changes happened two weeks ago. "I wanted to lean out the organisation to align the cost structure with the reality of the business," Lambert told IBI. "The sales staff will now report directly to me rather than having another layer to go through. Nimbleness is going to be important as we steer the brands in another direction."
Jeff Brunson has been named vice president, North American sales and marketing, for Four Winns Boats. The company announced the appointment today.
Brunson, most recently vice president of sales and marketing for Cruisers Yachts, spent 15 years at BRP. A statement said Brunson was instrumental in the rebirth of Evinrude after Bombardier acquired the engine brand after the OMC bankruptcy in 2000.
"Four Winns has enjoyed a leadership position in the marine industry for years and Jeff will lead many strategic initiatives to ensure that position for the future," said Roch Lambert, president of Rec Boat Holdings, a division of Project Boat Holdings, in a statement.
Brunson replaces long-time Four Winns executive Rick Fulmer who left the company two weeks ago.