President
Mercury Marine | Fond du Lac
John Buelow became president of Mercury Marine, the Fond du Lac-based marine engine division of Brunswick Corp., in 2023.
Mercury Marine has more than 4,200 employees at its Fond du Lac headquarters. A 2023 study by Envision Greater Fond du Lac showed Mercury Marine had a $5.4 billion annual economic impact on the Fond du Lac community. The study also found Mercury has a total job impact of more than 10,500 jobs in the Fond du Lac community, meaning that each of its jobs supports an additional 2.5 full-time positions in the county. Mercury also generates more than $333 million in retail sales in the region, according to the study.
Since 2008, Mercury has invested more than $2 billion in R&D and expansion to its global headquarters. More than 80% of that work was done with Wisconsin-based companies.
Brunswick’s propulsion division, which includes Mercury Marine, reported $2.82 billion in revenue for 2022.
Over his nearly 20 years with the company, Buelow has been vice president of business development, VP and general manager of Mercury Castings, VP for category management and strategic planning and VP of global operations. Prior to that, he held several finance roles.
During his time as head of global operations, Buelow was influential in planning and executing expansions of Mercury’s manufacturing and distribution facilities and in the launch of key products.
Education: Bachelor’s, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh; MBA, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
