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Mercury Marine General Counsel named Vice President and General Counsel for Brunswick operations in Europe and Asia/Pacific

Mercury counsel Joseph H. Pomeroy has been named Vice President and General Counsel for Brunswick Marine in EMEA and Brunswick Asia/Pacific Group.

Mr. Pomeroy will oversee legal affairs for Brunswick's marine operations in Europe and Asia/Pacific. He most recently served as general counsel of Mercury Marine, and will be succeeded in that role by Todd C. Lemke, current assistant general counsel at Mercury Marine.

Mr. Pomeroy will report to Patrick C. Mackey, executive vice president, chief operating officer - marine, Brunswick Corporation; and president, Mercury Marine. Mr. Pomeroy will assume his new role Jan. 2, 2008.

Mr. Pomeroy has been with Brunswick Corporation for more than 20 years, and has been general counsel of its Mercury Marine division since 1992. Mr. Pomeroy joined Mercury Marine's legal department in 1987 after working 11 years in private law practice. He graduated from Valparaiso University Law School in Indiana. As Mercury's general counsel, Mr. Pomeroy has been very active and involved in all of Brunswick's international marine businesses.

"Joe brings distinctive skills and expertise to this new assignment," said Mr. Mackey. "His knowledge of Brunswick and its marine businesses will be extremely valuable as he establishes relationships with local law firms in the regions where we are doing business."

Mr. Pomeroy will work with regional international management teams to meet their needs for current and future legal support and services. He will be located in Belgium and will operate out of Brunswick Marine in EMEA offices in Verviers.

Mr. Lemke, who joined Mercury Marine in 1991 as a staff attorney following seven years in private practice, has been Mercury's assistant general counsel since 2004.

Mr. Lemke has directed a broad range of legal activities for Mercury Marine and has been involved in almost all aspects of Mercury's business, including litigation. He also has represented Mercury Marine in a number of marine industry associations, as well as regulators such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Mr. Lemke received a bachelor of arts degree from Ohio's Denison University and his law degree from John Marshall Law School in Chicago.

Mercury Marine is the world's leading manufacturer of recreational marine propulsion engines. A $2.3 billion division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), Mercury and its 6,200 employees worldwide provide engines, boats, services and parts for recreational, commercial and government marine applications. Mercury's industry-leading brand portfolio includes Mercury and Mariner outboard engines; Mercury MerCruiser sterndrives and inboard engines; MotorGuide trolling motors; Mercury and Teignbridge propellers; MotoTron electronic controls; Mercury inflatable boats; Mercury SmartCraft electronics; and Mercury and Quicksilver parts and oils. Mercury Marine's OptiMax engine was ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Two- Stroke Outboard Engines Two Years in a Row, Tied in 2007" by J.D. Power and Associates, and Mercury MerCruiser engines were ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Sterndrive Engines, Two Years in a Row." More information is available at www.mercurymarine.com.

CONTACT: Abigail Walker
Manager - Internal & External Communications
Mercury Marine
Phone: 920-924-1360
Email: abigail.walker@mercmarine.com