---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000014930-26-000115"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BC"
cik: "0000014930"
company_name: "BRUNSWICK CORP"
filed_at: "2026-09-21T21:41:28+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-22T10:06:24.084064+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brunswick CEO David Foulkes to retire Dec 31; Aine Denari named CEO effective Jan 1, 2027

## Summary
- David Foulkes retires as CEO and Chairman effective Dec 31, 2026; Aine Denari becomes CEO Jan 1, 2027.
- Denari will also join Board, replacing Foulkes; base salary $1.15M under new employment agreement.
- David Everitt, currently Lead Independent Director, becomes Non-Executive Chairman effective Jan 1, 2027.
- Retention RSUs: CFO Gwillim $3M, Buelow (Mercury Marine) $1.7M, Preisser (Boat Group) $1.7M, vesting over 2 years.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000014930-26-000115
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BC
- cik: 0000014930
- company_name: BRUNSWICK CORP
- filed_at: 2026-09-21T21:41:28+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14930/000001493026000115/0000014930-26-000115-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14930/000001493026000115/bcorp-20260917.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000014930-26-000115
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000014930-26-000115.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000014930-26-000115.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Everitt was appointed as Chairman of the Board at BRUNSWICK CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: David Everitt, who currently serves as the Lead Independent Director of the Company, will assume the role of Chairman of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14930/000001493026000115/0000014930-26-000115-index.htm
- Executive change
  David M. Foulkes departed as Chief Executive Officer at BRUNSWICK CORP.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: David M. Foulkes notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Brunswick Corporation (“Brunswick” or the “Company”) of his decision to retire as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, effective as of December 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14930/000001493026000115/0000014930-26-000115-index.htm
- Executive change
  Áine L. Denari was appointed as member of the Board at BRUNSWICK CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: member of the Board
  source text: Ms. Denari will also replace Mr. Foulkes as a member of the Board, effective as of January 1, 2027
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14930/000001493026000115/0000014930-26-000115-index.htm
- Executive change
  Áine L. Denari was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at BRUNSWICK CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: In connection with Mr. Foulkes’s retirement, the Company announced on September 21, 2026, that, effective as of January 1, 2027, Áine L. Denari, the Company’s current Executive Vice President, President - Navico Group and Chief Technology Officer, will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14930/000001493026000115/0000014930-26-000115-index.htm
- Executive change
  David M. Foulkes departed as Chairman of the Board at BRUNSWICK CORP.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: David M. Foulkes notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Brunswick Corporation (“Brunswick” or the “Company”) of his decision to retire as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, effective as of December 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14930/000001493026000115/0000014930-26-000115-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.