Star brite has appointed Gregor Dornau as its new president following its acquisition by OneWater Marine/T-H Marine Supplies in August of this year. Since the close, Dornau has assembled a new leadership team from within the company, naming Erik Applegate as executive vice president; Eric Hahn, senior vice president of sales; Derick Cote, vice president of product; and Kouri Carey, vice president of brand and marketing.
Former CEO and President, Peter Dornau, is stepping into a senior consultant role primarily to the European division, while Marc Emmi – former senior vice president of sales – joins him as a senior consultant to the Star brite sales team in lieu of retirement. Other senior members of the staff remain unchanged.
“I have always felt we have the best team in the entire marine industry, and a lot of our success is due to the outstanding work of this group leading our sales and marketing efforts,” said Gregor Dornau, president of Star brite. “When combined with our manufacturing team in Alabama, customer service, operations, and finance teams here in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, I am confident we will have a winning organization for many years to come.”
Gregor Dornau has grown up with Star brite, holding various roles over the course of over 35 years, the most recent being executive vice president, in which the company grew fourfold and launched multi-million-dollar brands such as Star Tron.
Star brite was acquired by OneWater Marine Inc./T-H Marine Supplies in August of 2022. Along with the marine market it also serves the RV industry.
