Corporate and Financial
Brunswick Corporation Elects Lawrence A. Zimmerman to Board of Directors
LAKE FOREST, Ill., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brunswick Corporation
(NYSE: BC) announced today that Lawrence A. Zimmerman, senior vice president
and chief financial officer of Xerox Corporation, has been elected to
Brunswick's board of directors, effective as of the board's Feb. 7, 2006,
meeting. He will stand for election at the company's 2007 annual meeting of
shareholders. Zimmerman's election brings the number of board members to 11,
nine of whom are independent directors.
A respected and experienced executive, Zimmerman, 63, joined Xerox in 2002
and has been instrumental in the Stamford, Conn., company's recent turnaround
efforts. Before his current duties, he spent more than 30 years with IBM
where he held positions of increasing responsibility, including corporate
controller and vice president of finance for IBM's Europe, Middle East and
Africa operations. Prior to retiring from IBM, Zimmerman was vice president
and chief financial officer of IBM's Server, Components and Technology Group,
which at the time had annual sales of $34 billion.
About Brunswick
Headquartered in Lake Forest, Ill., Brunswick Corporation endeavors to
instill "Genuine Ingenuity"(TM) in all its leading consumer brands, including
Mercury and Mariner outboard engines; Mercury MerCruiser sterndrives and
inboard engines; MotorGuide trolling motors; Teignbridge propellers; MotoTron
electronic controls; Northstar marine electronics; Navman marine and GPS-based
products; IDS dealer management systems; Albemarle, Arvor, Baja, Bayliner,
Bermuda, Boston Whaler, Crestliner, HarrisKayot, Hatteras, Lowe, Lund, Maxum,
Meridian, Ornvik, Palmetto, Princecraft, Quicksilver, Savage, Sea Boss, Sea
Pro, Sea Ray, Sealine, Triton, Trophy, Uttern and Valiant boats; Attwood
marine parts and accessories; Land 'N' Sea and Kellogg Marine parts and
accessories distributors; Life Fitness, Hammer Strength and ParaBody fitness
equipment; Brunswick bowling centers, equipment and consumer products;
Brunswick billiards tables; and Valley-Dynamo pool, Air Hockey and foosball
tables. For more information, visit http://www.brunswick.com .
SOURCE: Brunswick Corporation
CONTACT: Dan Kubera, Director - Media Relations and Corporate
Communications of Brunswick Corporation, +1-847-735-4617
Web site: http://www.brunswick.com
