Yamaha Marine Group President Meets with Sen. Ted Cruz During Campaign Stop in Georgia

Yamaha Marine Group President Ben Speciale (left) speaks with Sen. Ted Cruz during his campaign stop in Georgia. (Photo: Business Wire)

KENNESAW, Ga.--()--Ben Speciale, President of Kennesaw, Ga.-based Yamaha Marine Group, met this evening with 2016 Presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), prior to a campaign stop in Cobb County, Ga. Speciale and Cruz discussed issues affecting the U.S. marine industry including ethanol and fisheries access.

Yamaha owns Kilgore, Texas-based Skeeter Boat Company, a manufacturer of high-performance fishing boats and constituent of Sen. Cruz. Yamaha Marine Group is part of a large coalition of conservation, industry and recreational fishing stakeholders that are engaged in the battle to protect recreational fishing.

Yamaha Marine products are marketed throughout the United States and around the world. Yamaha Marine Group, based in Kennesaw, Ga., supports its 2,000 U.S. dealers and boat builders with marketing, training and parts for Yamaha’s full line of products and strives to be the industry leader in reliability, technology and customer service. Yamaha Marine is the only outboard brand to have earned NMMA®’s C.S.I. Customer Satisfaction Index award every year since its inception. Visit www.yamahaoutboards.com.

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Contacts

Yamaha Marine Group
Martin Peters, 770-420-5829
Mobile: 678-763-2583
Manager, Communications
martin_peters@yamaha-motor.com

Contacts

Yamaha Marine Group
Martin Peters, 770-420-5829
Mobile: 678-763-2583
Manager, Communications
martin_peters@yamaha-motor.com