FORD
EXECUTIVE ANNE E. BÉLEC
JOINS
BRUNSWICK BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LAKE
FOREST, Ill., July 23, 2008 – Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC)
announced today that Anne E. Bélec, director of global marketing for Ford Motor
Company (NYSE: F), has been elected to Brunswick’s board of directors, effective
immediately, and appointed to the human resources and compensation
committee. The election of Ms. Bélec, 45, brings
the number of board members to 11.
Ms.
Bélec assumed her
current position at Ford in March 2008. Most recently, she had been
president and chief executive officer of Volvo Cars of North America, overseeing
Volvo operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Ms.
Bélec also served as vice president of sales operations for the Volvo Car
Corporation in Sweden.
“With
her global and marketing expertise and experience, Anne will prove to be a
valuable member of Brunswick’s board as we continue to expand our global
presence and strive to create the most coveted products and experiences for fun-
and fitness-seekers all over the world – with the goal of helping people live
life well,” explained Brunswick Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dustan E.
McCoy.
Prior
to coming to Volvo, Ms. Bélec held a variety of leadership positions in brand
management, marketing, and sales and service with Ford. As director of
North American sales planning & distribution, she worked on the
re-engineering of distribution processes and systems to further improve
distribution precision. Ms. Bélec has also held a broad range of
positions and responsibilities, including: network and business development
manager, vice president - marketing at Lincoln Mercury; portfolio brand strategy
manager, worldwide marketing plans manager for product development, and
marketing plans manager at Ford Division; as well as a variety of field
positions at Ford of Canada.
Ms.
Bélec holds an MBA from Fuqua School of Business at Duke University with an
emphasis on global business and strategy, and earned both a bachelor of
commerce, and a bachelor in business administration from the University of
Ottawa in Canada.
Ms.
Bélec serves on the University of California-Irvine Paul Merage School of
Business/Graduate School of Management Advisory Board, has been a trustee of the
Marketing Science Institute since 1999, and a member of the Association of
National Advertisers. She has been a board member of Industrial
Alliance Group, a financial services and insurance company headquartered in
Quebec, Canada, since 2006. Ms. Bélec recently joined the board of
WestStart-CALSTART, a not-for-profit organization supporting a clean
transportation industry in the U.S. and Canada.
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;
Albemarle, Arvor, Bayliner, Bermuda, Boston Whaler, Cabo Yachts, Crestliner,
Cypress Cay, Harris, Hatteras, Kayot, Lowe, Lund, Maxum, Meridian, Ornvik,
Princecraft, Quicksilver, Rayglass, Savage, Sea Ray, Sealine, Triton, Trophy,
Uttern and Valiant boats; Attwood marine parts and accessories; Land 'N' Sea,
Kellogg Marine, Diversified Marine and Benrock parts and accessories
distributors; IDS dealer management systems; Life Fitness, Hammer Strength and
ParaBody fitness equipment; Brunswick bowling centers, equipment and consumer
products; Brunswick billiards tables; and Dynamo, Tornado and Valley pool
tables, Air Hockey and foosball tables. For more information, visit
http://www.brunswick.com.
