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 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 non-European boat manufacturing company'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 is currently working as an Interim Manager for Volkswagen Marine but is free to take on additional assignments as long as there is no conflict of interest with Volkswagen.
Ranger Tugs (www.rangertugs.com) has recently appointed Fagerburg as International Sales Manager. 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.