Washington, NC – December 8, 2010:


Fountain powerboats announced that effective today Reggie Fountain is on administrative leave. Please refer all sales and marketing calls to the sales department or John Walker at 252-975-2000

Hopefully its not the end of an era!!

Im afraid it will be,,, Copy of letter I sent to HR at fountain
Goodmorning,
Word has it from the website that Reggie is on administrative leave. I would recommend to the powers that be fix what ever is broken with the relationship with Mr Fountain. Fountain is far better off with him than without him!. I have been a fountain Owner for over 12 years and have owned 3/35 Fountains... I think that Reggie is a presence that Fountain can not afford to be without!
My 2 cents..
Robert Jordan

Not Good!!!

Why is Reggie on administrative leave?

As of yesterday, Reggie resigned from Fountain. Read the other threads in the General Boating section.

Liberty Associates appoints John Walker
as President and CEO of Fountain Powerboats

Washington, NC – December 12, 2010:

Boca Raton, FL and Washington, NC – December 12, 2010: Liberty Associates CEO Bill Gates makes the following announcement regarding executive management changes at Fountain Powerboats.

Gates stated that “Effective immediately, John E. Walker is appointed to the position of President and CEO of Fountain Powerboats. Mr. Walker’s career spans over 28 years in the boat manufacturing industry and Liberty is confident of his executive management abilities and his integrity to move Fountain forward with its strategic growth plan for the future. John has performed admirably as CEO of American Marine Holdings, steering the company through the very difficult times that the boat manufacturing industry has experienced recently.”

In addition to serving as President of American Marine Holdings, owner of Donzi Marine and Pro-Line, Mr. Walker was recently appointed to the position of President and CEO of Baja Marine. The management change was made effective in conjunction with the recent announcement that Reggie Fountain left the Company.

Gates also added that “The entire team at Fountain Powerboats wishes Mr. Fountain the best of luck; and the Company would welcome him back at any time.”

Since 1979, Fountain Powerboats has established itself as one of the most significant names in offshore powerboats, amassing offshore racing titles, fishing tournament championships, and accolades from boating publications, while building a loyal, worldwide customer base. Fountain manufactures virtually all its components in-house at its modern 250,000 square-foot facility on the Pamlico River in Eastern North Carolina. Today, the company produces a wide array of fishing boats, express cruisers, and high performance boats ranging in size from 29’ to 47’. To find out more, visit the company’s website at www.fountainpowerboats.com.

For more information on this story, contact John Walker at 252.975.2000.

Sounds like Reggie left Fountain. The new owners should watch out as I remember a man named Don Aronow who would leave\sell a company then open another, the buyers would follow him because of his previous success, drive and product.

So for all of us owners we should refer to our boats as Reggie Fountains and from this day forward Libertys boats are just Fountains.
Kind of the Diet Coke of Fountains Looks like a Fountain But not Fountain Enough...Can Liberty continue to build Fountains the answer is yes but the man Driving the innovation that brought it to where they are to-date is gone and I think sadly so will be the Innovations we all looked forward to in every new model.Those will i'm sure show up in what ever Reggie brings to the table for his next venture.. Good luck Liberty with out Reggie .... Looking forward to what you have up your sleeve Reggie I'm sure it will be awesome!

the new ones will be AMF Fountains LOL! Remember when AMF bought Harley.