Brunswick Corp. promoted Jeffrey Kinsey, VP, strategy and corporate development. He succeeds Dale Tompkins, who will join Brunswick Bowling & Billiards division.

Kinsey will oversee strategic planning for Brunswick, reporting to Peter G. Leemputte, SVP and chief financial officer. He most recently was VP of the Focused Businesses Unit, a collection of small but fast-growing businesses within Mercury Marine, a Brunswick unit. He joined Mercury in 2003 as vice president of strategy and business development before assuming his most recent role in 2004.


In his new role, Tompkins will focus on developing new business opportunities for Brunswick Bowling & Billiards. Before his most recent assignment, he also had served as vice president – strategy and business development for Mercury Marine Group, joining the company in 2000. Tompkins will report to Warren N. Hardie, president of Brunswick Bowling & Billiards.