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Canton native John Sullivan is new owner of Nantucket Marine, Inc.



 

Canton native John N. Sullivan recently purchased Nantucket Marine Inc, the   exclusive distributor of Boston Whaler boats on Nantucket Island.

Sullivan moved to Nantucket in 1995 to accept a marine mechanic’s position at the company. He was promoted to service manager in 1999 and then in 2004 to marine division manager.  The company until recently was a division of Outdoor Power Equipment Inc.

Nantucket Marine sells, services and stores over 200 boats at its new facility on Sun Island Road.

Sullivan graduated from Canton High School in 1983. He served in the U.S Air Force and Massachusetts Air National Guard and was discharged at the rank of staff sergeant. He attended UMass Boston and graduated from Northeast Institute of Industrial Technology in Boston.   

Sullivan lives on Nantucket with his wife, Marie, a native of Ireland, and their 3-year-old daughter, Hannah.  He is the son of John and Margaret Sullivan of Highland Street.



June 19, 2008
 

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