BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$299.9M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Lowrance has been a world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of high-quality sportfishing SONAR and Global Positioning System (GPS) mapping instruments for more than 50 years. Lowrance has established a global distribution network, encompassing more than 1,500 domestic dealers, distributors, mass merchants and original equipment manufacturers in the U.S., as well as sales distribution outlets in 53 countries worldwide. Additionally, Lowrance maintains its own sales force in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia, with product distribution centers located in the U.S., Canada and Australia. With 50 years continuous manufacturing experience, Lowrance designs products that provide the ultimate in high-performance features at highly competitive prices. Lowrance's SONAR products graphically display underwater information (bottom contours and structure, schools of baitfish, individual game fish, thermoclines, etc.) and are used primarily by sport fishermen as fishfinders, and by recreational boaters as navigational and safety devices. Its GPS+WAAS mapping products are used by boaters for navigation, as well as by hunters, backpackers, RV enthusiasts, pilots and others to locate their positions precisely (to within 10 feet at select WAAS coverage areas of the U.S.) and to record up to 1,000 waypoints (favorite spots) in a unit's memory and return to those locations at any time in the future. The U.S. ...
President & CEO
Jens-Thomas PietrallaNumber of Employees 500
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing: 334511
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Tulsa County judge to hear Lowrance Electronics shareholder case
Tulsa County Court Judge Ronald L. Shaffer will consider whether to grant class-action status in the Lowrance Electronics shareholder lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Terence Kern returned the case to county court after attorneys for plaintiff Troy Siebels of Medford, Mass., reported on settlement negotiations with Lowrance. Shaffer has...
Lowrance Electronics shareholder suit is near in Tulsa court
Attorneys involved in the shareholder lawsuit against Lowrance Electronics hope to complete discovery and settlement negotiations by the end of April. Meeting the March 31 deadline set by U.S. District Judge Terence Kern, the joint filing said depositions for the class-action settlement have been scheduled for mid-April, with...
Lowrance Electronics lawsuit could head back to Tulsa County
Attorneys for Troy Siebels are keeping their options open. In a joint filing updated Thursday, attorneys sought an extension of U.S. District Judge Terence Kern's order to establish a starting point in Siebel's shareholder lawsuit against Lowrance Electronics, challenging its merger with Simrad Yachting. That deal's...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Jens-Thomas Pietralla | President & CEO |
| Darrel Lowrance | President |
| Paul C. Murphy | CFO & Vice President, Finance |
| Ronald Weber | Executive Vice President, Technology, Engineering |
| John Bay | Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing |
| Larry Toering | Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
| Bob Callaway | Vice President, Marketing |
| Jane Kaiser | Vice President, Customer Operations |
| Mark McQuown | Vice President, Sales |
| Claude Boyard | Director of Finance |
| Dave Ittner | Director, Marketing Communications |
| Doug O'Hara | Programs Manager |
| Ken Anderson | Info Technology Manager |
| Steve Wegrzyn | Advertising Manager & Public Relations Manager |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| George W. Jones | Board of Directors |
| Jason C. Sauey | Board of Directors |
| M. Wayne Williams | Board of Directors |
| Richie Gaines | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lowrance Electronics, Inc. | President & CEO | Current |
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| Lowrance Electronics, Inc. | President | Current |
| Lowrance Electronics, Inc. | Founder | Current |
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| Lowrance Electronics, Inc. | CFO & Vice President, Finance | Current |
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| Lowrance Electronics, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Technology, Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lowrance Electronics, Inc. | Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing | Current |
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| Lowrance Electronics, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing | Current |
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| Lowrance Electronics, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing | Current |
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| Lowrance Electronics, Inc. | Vice President, Customer Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lowrance Electronics, Inc. | Vice President, Sales | Current |
Claude Boyard has been with the Thales Group since 1978, most recently serving as business group director of finance for Thalesl operations of Lowrance Electronics. Nimmo held several senior positions at Lowrance, including vice president of manufacturing and materials, and vice president of materials and MIS, and had responsibility for manufacturing, facility management, purchasing, production and inventory controls, distribution, master scheduling, and management information systems. Prior to that, Nimmo was the Director of MIS and Materials for Mark Controls, a major manufacturer of high-pressure valves for oil production and sanitation systems.
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| Lowrance Electronics, Inc. | Director of Finance | Current |
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| Lowrance Electronics, Inc. | Director, Marketing Communications | Current |
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| Lowrance Electronics, Inc. | Programs Manager | Current |
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| Lowrance Electronics, Inc. | Info Technology Manager | Current |
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| Lowrance Electronics, Inc. | Advertising Manager & Public Relations Manager | Current |
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| Lowrance Electronics, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Lowrance Electronics, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Lowrance Electronics, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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