OneWater Marine Announces Organizational Change to Support Digital Strategies


BUFORD, Ga., Oct. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OneWater Marine Inc. (NASDAQ: ONEW) (“OneWater” or “the Company”) announced today that David K. Witty has been named Chief Technology Officer effective October 1, 2020. In this role, Mr. Witty will focus on expanding the company’s growing digital infrastructure with integrated marketing to enhance the customer experience, as well as to provide tools for the OneWater team to facilitate future growth.

“Today’s announcement reflects the importance OneWater places on embedding and leveraging proprietary technology and digital infrastructure within the core of our operations. Dave is a key member of the OneWater team and he will be laser focused on developing and refining our industry leading proprietary technology that is foundational to our continued growth,” said Anthony Aisquith, Chief Operating Officer for OneWater Marine.

Mr. Witty, a 33-year veteran of the Marine Industry, was instrumental in designing and leading the development of OneWater’s proprietary digital infrastructure, including its CRM, inventory and sales management tools, operational dashboards, internal and external websites, and most recently an online trade evaluation tool. Over his career, Mr. Witty has held positions with OneWater in sales, store management, regional management, operations management, marketing and most recently as Executive Vice President of Retail Operations for OneWater.

About OneWater Marine Inc.

OneWater Marine Inc. is one of the largest and fastest-growing premium recreational boat retailers in the United States. OneWater operates 63 stores throughout 11 different states, eight of which are in the top twenty states for marine retail expenditures. OneWater offers a broad range of products and services and has diversified revenue streams, which include the sale of new and pre-owned boats, parts and accessories, finance and insurance products, maintenance and repair services and ancillary services such as boat storage.

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