Interviews & Insights
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USAHow increasing diversity is attracting more sponsors to top-end sail racing
With technology helping increase the specator appeal of sailboat racing, pushing the envelope when it comes to age and gender give sponsors just what they need to jump on board
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USAInsight | Lippert: Building a vision for growth
Lippert’s chief marketing officer shares his thoughts on today’s leisure boating sector, growing the aftermarket, and strategies for retaining talented employees
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ItalyIn converstation with Giorgio Besenzoni
A revolution in boat design is forcing equipment manufacturers to adapt; Besenzoni’s president talks to IBI about the importance of aesthetics and why products need to have a ‘wow’ factor
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SwedenInsider | X Shore CEO Jenny Keisu
The Swedish brand with a pioneering approach; CEO Jenny Keisu talks about the builder’s journey and its goal to produce the first net-zero craft by 2030
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GermanyMarc Diening | Bavaria Yachts CEO on the brand's outlook
Judging by the queues to jump onboard its latest launches at boot Düsseldorf last month (90-minute wait times over the weekends), Giebelstadt, Germany-based sail and motorboat builder Bavaria is back on track after it was plunged into administration in 2018. IBI caught up with CEO Marc Diening at the show ...
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USAChad Lyon- Marine Industry Leader, Wells Fargo DF Marine Group
As the commercial leader for Wells Fargo Distribution Finance’s marine group, Chad Lyon oversees the US bank’s significant wholesale finance interests in the North American leisure marine sector.
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SwedenInsider | Hallberg-Rassy CEO Magnus Rassy
US sales have taken off for the renowned Swedish builder
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OpinionPaul Strzelecki | Developing the right business culture
”Such times require blood, sweat and laser focus,” writes Strzlecki. “Developing the right culture is a critical way a business can turn challenges into opportunities.”
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Green TechnologiesSustainable Design |
In conversation with Amedeo MigaliThe managing director of Micad, an engineering company specialising in the leisure marine sector and having worked with the likes of Azimut Yachts, Beneteau, Blue Game and Silent Yachts, talks to IBI about ecological design, and why true sustainability starts on the drawing board – and must factor in future ...
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NorwaySleipner | Marius Torjusen
Thruster specialist Sleipner is arguably Norway’s most recognised leisure marine equipment brand. IBI caught up with the Marius Torjusen, Sleipner Group Chief Commercial Officer, to learn about current challenges and the market outlook
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NewsRaymarine’s Gregoire Outters on why 2022 will be tranformative
More than crystal ball gazing: IBI talks to general manager Gregoire Outters about how Raymarine is adapting product to meet new customer demands, the direction of new R&D, supply chain issues and recruitment efforts for 2022 after a year of new owners, new investment and record sales
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InterviewMission Critical Electronics | Kevin Moschetti
Kevin Moschetti, CEO of Mission Critical Electronics Since little equipment on a boat will operate without power, enabling a steady supply of clean, stable current is foundational to modern boat design and critical to the functionality of onboard equipment. As the head of a company that drives ...
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InterviewIn conversation with: Luca Bassani
When it comes to colour, the boat industry had for many years appeared to have taken a leaf out of Henry Ford’s design notebook – prospective owners of a Model T Ford could have it in any colour ”as a long as it was black.” Generations of boaters would ...
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InterviewWells Fargo Marine Group | Chad Lyon
Named commercial leader for Wells Fargo Distribution Finance Marine and RV group in May, Chad Lyon takes the reigns as head of the US bank’s significant leisure boating business following the retirement of Bruce Van Wagoner in April. IBI’s Craig Ritchie speaks with Lyon, coming into the leisure boat industry ...
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InterviewLippert Components | Brian Hall on supply chain costs
With annual sales approaching $3 billion, LCI Industries supplies highly engineered components to OEMs of RVs, boats and other segments, along with their related aftermarkets, and knows a thing or two about material costs. In 2020, steel and aluminium made up more than 50% of the company’s raw material ...
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InterviewDLL Finance | Maarten Endel on boat finance
A subsidiary of Rabobank Group, DLL enters the leisure marine sector with launch of worldwide delear finance programs, leveraging its finance know-how and infrastructure to take market share in the boat business – a potential win-win for the industry
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ItalyFerretti Group | Alberto Galassi
Record demand and the new normal; the Ferretti Group CEO talks to IBI about record sales, acquisition targets, selling boats on Instagram, and why Forrest Gump holds the key
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SpainIn conversation with: Claudia D’Arpizio
IBI’s Francesca Goi talks to Claudia D’Arpizio, globally recognised expert on the trends that are shaping consumer spending patterns in luxury segments
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Middle EastGulf Craft | Mohammed Hussein Alshaali
Chairman of the Middle East’s largest boatbuilder, Gulf Craft, Mohammed Hussein Alshaali outlines his plans for the future UAE-based builder, including development of its Gulf Craft small boat brands, the launch of the world’s largest all composite superyacht, and how the market has evolved since Covid. He talks to IBI’s ...
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USABrunswick Corp | Brenna Preisser
As president of Business Acceleration at the boating industry’s biggest company, Brenna Preisser has a dizzying number of responsibilities including oversight for Freedom Boat Club, the Tech Nexus Incubator, seven Finance & Insurance brands, a new boater training venture, human resources – and if that is not enough – she ...
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