{"id":10370,"date":"2025-05-28T10:02:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T10:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=10370"},"modified":"2025-05-28T10:02:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T10:02:09","slug":"suzuki-marine-names-two-vice-presidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=10370","title":{"rendered":"Suzuki Marine Names Two Vice Presidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Suzuki Marine Names Two Vice Presidents<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<section class=\"hydra-container\">\n<div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BTG525-SuzukiVPS-1024x1024.jpg?resize=800%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"hydra-image disable-lazyload\" alt=\"New Suzuki Marine vice presidents\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BTG525-SuzukiVPS-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BTG525-SuzukiVPS-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BTG525-SuzukiVPS-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BTG525-SuzukiVPS-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BTG525-SuzukiVPS-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BTG525-SuzukiVPS.jpg 2048w\">                <\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Brandon Cerka (right) named Vice President Sales and Marketing of Suzuki Marine; Jacob Ewing (left) named Vice President Operations of Suzuki Marine.<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy Suzuki Marine<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/section>\n<p><iframe id=\"wxuzj5efbz\" src=\"https:\/\/boatingmag.dragonforms.com\/wxuzj5efbz\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width:100%;height:165px;border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Suzuki Marine USA today announced the promotion of two key executives to key vice presidential management positions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Cerka will now serve as the company\u2019s Vice President Sales and Marketing, while Jacob Ewing was promoted to the position of Vice President, Operations. Both Cerka and Ewing have long track records of success with Suzuki Marine, helping the company expand its presence and market share in the competitive U.S. recreational boating industry.<\/p>\n<p>Cerka joined Suzuki Marine in 2012 and over the years has served Suzuki Marine in a variety of capacities, most recently as General Manager Sales and Marketing. Cerka\u2019s understanding of the recreational boating market and deep knowledge of Suzuki products have helped him expand the company\u2019s dealer network, enhance customer engagement, and drive sustained year-over-year sales growth. In his new role as Vice President, Cerka will focus his efforts on strategic growth, brand development, and cross-functional alignment across departments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Next:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/sponsored-post\/suzuki-celebrates-its-sixtieth\/\">Suzuki Marine Celebrates 60 Years<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ewing has an equally impressive track record with Suzuki, having started in the Parts and Accessories division and taking on increasing levels of responsibility over the years. He has played a vital role in leading Suzuki Marine USA\u2019s Administration Department during the company\u2019s transition from its former headquarters in Brea, California to Tampa, Florida. Ewing has been a key member of Suzuki\u2019s leadership team over the years, most recently as General Manager, Operations. In this new role, he will oversee Administration, Business Compliance, Logistics, Accounting and Finance and Credit and Collections. Ewing will also oversee Suzuki Marine\u2019s Human Resources and IT functions, in consultation with Suzuki Marine USA President Nobuo Suyama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth Brandon and Jacob have played vital roles in the sustained success and growthSuzuki Marine has enjoyed over the years,\u201d said Mr. Suyama. \u201cBrandon\u2019s marketing expertise and strategic thinking have helped us strengthen our dealer network, enhance our boat building partnerships, and capture market share, even during challenging market conditions. Over the same period, Jacob\u2019s commitment and strong business acumen have streamlined our processes and helped make Suzuki Marine a great company to do business with. These successes go hand-in-hand, and we are pleased to reward both Brandon and Jacob with well-deserved promotions,\u201d added Mr. Suyama.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Suzuki Marine<\/h2>\n<p>Suzuki is a leading manufacturer of 4-stroke outboard motors ranging from the ultra-portable 2.5 horsepower to the flagship DF350 V-6 with contra-rotating dual propellers. Over the years, Suzuki outboards have won nine Innovation Awards from the National Marine Manufacturer\u2019s Association (NMMA) for motors as small as 25 horsepower, demonstrating Suzuki\u2019s commitment to making the best technology available to the widest possible audience. Over the past few years, Suzuki Marine USA opened a U.S. Marine Technical Center in Panama City, Florida and moved to a new corporate headquarters in Tampa, Florida, to be closer to the heart of the U.S. boating industry and boating capital of the country. Through its CLEAN OCEAN PROJECT, regional cleanup and habitat restoration efforts around the world, and company-wide plastic waste reduction efforts, Suzuki has demonstrated a commitment to protecting coastal and marine habitat at home and around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/boats\/suzuki-marine-names-two-vice-presidents\/\">Suzuki Marine Names Two Vice Presidents<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/\">Boating Mag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Staff<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/boats\/suzuki-marine-names-two-vice-presidents\/\">Go to boatingmag<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suzuki Marine Names Two Vice Presidents Brandon Cerka (right) named Vice President Sales and Marketing of Suzuki Marine; Jacob Ewing (left) named Vice President Operations of Suzuki Marine. Courtesy Suzuki Marine Suzuki Marine USA today announced the promotion of two key executives to key vice presidential management positions.\u00a0 Brandon Cerka will now serve as the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[820,126,148,172],"tags":[127],"class_list":["post-10370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boating-news","category-boatingmag","category-boats","category-suzuki-marine","tag-boatingmag"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10370"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10370\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}