History
Ted Fagerburg, the principal, has over 30 years professional experience in the recreational marine industry. He grew up with rowboats, outboard boats and sailboats. He ran a sailboat dealership in central Illinois, USA. He spent 28 years with Brunswick Corporation's Mercury Marine division, primarily working in Europe. He spearheaded Brunswick Marine in Europe's European boat program and was instrumental in developing it into the largest small craft manufacturer / marketer in Europe. He has intimate knowledge of inflatable boats, RIBs, fiberglass boats and riveted aluminium utility boats.
Recent missions have included an 18 month stint with Volkswagen Marine during which he structured the administrative activities of the aftersales service department and had line responsibility for the French, Swedish, Greek and Romanian markets, consultation with a New York based hedge fund interested in learning more about the European boating market, research for an investment group looking at a making major European marine industry acquisition and evaluation of a North African boat manufacturer's product, process, infrastructure and overall capability to export boats to Europe. He also developed a practical business plan in order to help this particular client reach his objective.
He has recently been named International Operations Director for Hyundai SeasAll, the premiere Korean manufacturer of highspeed diesel engines for the marine industry. In this role, he will play a key part in the international roll-out plans for the new marine division of this well established organization. He is free to take on additional assignments as long as there is no conflict of interest with Hyundai SeasAll.
Fagerburg is also handling international sales for Ranger Tugs (www.rangertugs.com). He is actively recruiting a limited number of dealers to represent the brand in areas outside North America and would welcome expressions of interest from qualified companies.
Ted Fagerburg's expertise is focused on, but not limited to, the European market. He is an expert in small powerboats (including inflatable boats) but also has experience in sailboats.