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April 3, 1995
Fellow Shareholders:
Enclosed is a press release which was issued this morning
announcing the election of Mr. Peter N. Larson as President and
Chief Executive Officer of your Company. In addition, the Board
of Directors elected Mr. Larson a Director for a term expiring
in 1997.
If you have already completed and mailed your proxy
regarding the election of directors and the ratification of
auditors to be voted at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on
April 26, 1995, and now wish to submit a new proxy, you may
request one by calling the following toll-free number which has
been established to assist you:
Brunswick Corporation
Shareholder Services
Phone: 800-546-9420
(If your shares are not registered in your name, you will need
to contact the firm which holds your shares to change any voting
instructions you have given.)
As reflected in the enclosed press release, I plan to remain
as Chairman of the Board until I retire from the Company
effective October 1, 1995. It has been my privilege to serve as
Chief Executive Officer of your Company for the past thirteen
years, and I thank all of you for the opportunity to do so.
Sincerely,
Jack F. Reichert
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Brunswick Announces the Election of Peter N. Larson
as President and CEO
William R. McManaman, Vice President-Finance, 708-735-4840
Ross H. Stemer, Director-Investor Relations, 708-735-4851
Adrian W. Sakowicz, Director-Public Relations, 708-735-4131
For Immediate Release
Lake Forest, Illinois, April 3, 1995 -- Brunswick Corporation
announced today that Peter N. Larson, 55, has been elected President and
Chief Executive Officer and been made a Member of the Board of Directors
effective immediately. Jack F. Reichert, 64, the former President and
Chief Executive Officer, will remain as Chairman of the Board until his
retirement on October 1, 1995. It is expected at that time that
Mr. Larson will also assume the position of Chairman of the Board.
Most recently, Mr. Larson had been the Chairman of the Worldwide
Consumer and Personal Care Group at Johnson & Johnson, where he also
served as a member of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors.
He previously was an Executive Vice President of Kimberly-Clark
Corporation from 1978 to 1989, where he was responsible for the Consumer,
Health Care and Non-wovens businesses. Mr. Larson was a member of the
Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Kimberly-Clark.
Mr. Larson is Chairman of the Advertising Education Foundation and a
Director of Compaq Computer Corporation and the Foreign Policy
Association. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1960 to 1967, principally in
nuclear submarines and is a graduate of Oregon State University and the
Seton Hall Law School.
Mr. Reichert said, "Peter Larson brings a wealth of experience in
consumer marketing and general management to Brunswick. I wish him well."
George D. Kennedy, a Director and member of the Search Committee,
stated, "Peter Larson was extremely successful in the business expansion
of both Kimberly-Clark and Johnson & Johnson, where he was responsible for
recent consumer segment growth and the acquisition of Neutrogena. We
believe Peter is ideally suited to continue building and focusing
Brunswick's businesses."
Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, Brunswick Corporation is a
multinational company with leadership positions in marine power, pleasure
boating and recreation. Its stock is traded on the New York, London,
Tokyo, Chicago and Pacific Stock Exchanges.
