Northpoint Commercial Finance’s marine division wrapped up the year on a high at MRAA’s annual Dealer Week festivities in December as one of the association’s newest Strategic Partners. Northpoint debuted a brand new, world-class exhibit, hosted a series of video interviews in its booth and promoted a free lunch.
Northpoint Commercial Finance has significantly increased its support of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, MRAA’s mission of supporting dealers, and the Dealer Week annual conference as a Strategic Partner…
Recently, Northpoint Sr VP Business Development Russell Baqir was interviewed by Kim Sweers on the popular Boat Boss Podcast during the Ft Lauderdale International Boat Show. Kim asked Russell a series of compelling questions regarding the economy, boat buyer activity at the show and what’s on the horizon ahead that generated a lot of interest … and ROBUST views … 1.2k in fact, at press time.
As part of its continued growth – and in an effort to further bolster customer support – Northpoint has recently announced the promotion of Troy Stenerson to Territory Sales Manager.
During the American Boating Congress, NMMA President Frank Hugelmeyer shared the chart below as part of his State of the Industry address including key areas of industry focus.
As part of its continued growth – and in an effort to further bolster customer support – Northpoint has recently announced the following internal promotions.
Brian Marfiz and Chris Patterson have both been appointed to serve as Managers of Business Development.
Northpoint Commercial Finance CEO Dan Radley recently announced the appointment of Gary W. Childress to the newly established role of Vice President of Marine Operations.
A marine industry veteran with 30 years of leadership experience in sales, operations and strategic planning, Childress will now spearhead and direct day-to-day operations including initiatives with key Northpoint suppliers to foster stronger customer-focused synergy. He will work collaboratively with Senior Vice Presidents of Business Development Russell Baqir and John Durnien.
We are pleased to introduce the Northpoint Navigator, our bi-monthly e-newsletter designed for our valued marine customers and industry colleagues. We hope you will find the content both relevant and interesting.
This column – View from the Lighthouse – will rotate out each issue between the two of us, featuring timely news, insights and updates. For this inaugural edition, we have collaborated to bring you our latest Marine inventory and ageing snapshot.
For the fourth year, Northpoint Commercial Finance has served as a supporting sponsor of the 2023 American Boating Congress (ABC) and participated in the recreational marine industry’s major annual advocacy event featuring three days of policy conversations, panel discussions, marine industry updates, conversations with members of Congress including visits with members of Congress and their respective staffs on Capitol Hill.
Northpoint Commercial Finance has significantly increased its support of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, MRAA’s mission of supporting dealers, and the Dealer Week annual conference as a Strategic Partner…
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