Corporate and Financial
Ford Executive Anne E. Belec Joins Brunswick Board of Directors
LAKE FOREST, Ill., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brunswick Corporation
(NYSE: BC) announced today that Anne E. Belec, 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. Belec, 45, brings the number of
board members to 11.
Ms. Belec 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. Belec 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. Belec 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. Belec 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. Belec 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. Belec 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. Belec 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.
SOURCE: Brunswick Corporation
CONTACT: Daniel Kubera, Director - Media Relations and Corporate
Communications of Brunswick Corporation, +1-847-735-4617,
daniel.kubera@brunswick.com
Web site: http://www.brunswick.com
