Prominent boat dealer names new leader

MarineMax CEO Bill McGill hands the helm to son Brett McGill.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 1:23 p.m. October 4, 2018
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Bill McGill, 73, has stepped down as CEO of MarineMax after leading the company for more than two decades. His son Brett McGill will take over the CEO role. Courtesy photo.
Bill McGill, 73, has stepped down as CEO of MarineMax after leading the company for more than two decades. His son Brett McGill will take over the CEO role. Courtesy photo.
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CLEARWATER — MarineMax CEO Bill McGill has turned over control of the Clearwater-based boat retailer to his son Brett McGill.

According to a press release, the elder McGill, who founded MarineMax in 1998, will remain active with the company as executive chairman of its board.

 

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