2024 March Membership Breakfast

Join PEP on March 21, 2024, for our membership breakfast!

SPEAKER:  A Conversation with Garrett Rice, President, Master Boat Builders & Richard Tremayne, Marine Business Manager, Thompson Marine
TOPIC: Industry-leading Innovation in the Bayou: Hybrid and Electric Tugs
LOCATION: Mobile Marriott, 3101 Airport Blvd., Mobile, AL 36606

Registration and networking 6:45 a.m.
Program and Speaker 7:00 a.m.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

A native of Mobile, Alabama, Garrett grew up in the family business that was founded by his father, Michael, and his grandfather. He began working with his father as a child and came into the business full-time in 2011 as a project manager and accountant. Within a few years, he began to handle business development and took on the role of Chief Financial Officer. In 2020, he became President of Master Boat Builders and now oversees the day-to-day operations of the business.

Garrett revels in the challenges presented by the shipbuilding industry from engineering to planning and accounting to human resources. More importantly, he values the legacy his father and grandfather have left him by growing a small mom-and-pop shop into a world-renowned work boat shipyard. As President, Garrett serves on the Boards of Directors for the Offshore Marine Service Association and the Shipbuilders Council of America.

Prior to joining the family business full time, Garrett worked in sales at a valve automation shop in Birmingham, Alabama where he gained experience in fluid systems and engineering. He also worked in the athletics department at Samford University as the Director of the Athletics Department’s annual giving program.

Garrett received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Samford University. In his free time, he serves on the Board of Directors for McKemie Place. He enjoys playing golf and spending time with his wife and two children.