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Peter Tierney is the Chairman and CEO of Lewmar Marine PLC, having taken over in the latter half of 2008 to drive the development of this well known Leisure Marine Brand.

Educated at university in Glasgow, Peter is a graduate Engineer with a Masters Degree in Business.

In the past 20 years, he has gained his experience in complex technical service and manufacturing businesses demanding a high degree of customer focus in an international market place.

For the last 12 years, Tierney has gained his reputation operating at CEO level in the Oil and Gas sector, and more recently in Aviation, where he ran a large Helicopter Service Business based in North America.

A keen mariner, Peter has sailed competitively and for pleasure since childhood and accordingly has a detailed and practical understanding of the Lewmar product range in operation.

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Phil Castell is the Finance Director of Lewmar Marine Ltd, having been appointed to the role in April 2009 as a part of the re-organisation of the senior management team.

Having qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant in 1984, Phil has held various roles with international sector leading companies in the engineering, chemical and electronics/telecoms sectors. Colt International (industrial heating and ventilation manufacturer) provided the foundation to Phil’s career, before he moved to a business analyst role with Exxon. Phil’s final stop before joining Lewmar in 2001 was a senior financial position in the technologies division of the blue chip BICC group. Working as the No. 2 to the previous FD, Phil’s appointment provided some stability while the Company navigated through some turbulent economic waters.

Phil is an FA qualified youth football coach and helps run a local youth football club for 200 children from 6 – 18.

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Matt Johnston is Sales Director for Lewmar Marine, having taken over the position in October 2008 as part of the re-organisation of the senior management team.

Educated in the Midlands, Matt has a BSc Hons in Psychology and has been working within the marine sector since graduating in 1996.

Originally employed with Jack Holt Ltd as Sales Manager for their dinghy deck gear, Matt later joined Navtec in 2000, heading up Custom race boat / Super-yacht Rigging and Hydraulic Sales. More recently he moved onto the Lewmar side of the business in 2005 Leading Custom race boat Sales worldwide plus the European Navtec Operations.

Matt is a keen sailor from dinghies through to super-yachts and has always taken an active role in driving new product development throughout the areas of the business that he has been working in

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An experienced manufacturing operations executive, John began his career as a shipyard engineer with General Dymanics in Groton, CT. He joins Lewmar from United Abrasives/SAIT ( Willimantic CT), where he held the position of Vice President (VP) of North American Manufacturing and Distribution. Prior to this post he was with screwdriver hand tool manufacturer Pratt-Read Corporation, based in Bridgeport, CT. from 1992 until 2008; where he worked in a variety of roles from VP sales and marketing through to VP operations and finally Chief Operating Officer.

Based in Lewmar's Guilford, Connecticut office, John will be responsible for managing Lewmar Inc. and Navtec, Lewmar's rigging division.

John holds an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan. He also has APICS certification in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM).

John resides on a small farm in coastal Stonington, CT with his wife Vera and teenage son Peter.

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Iain Johnstone joined Lewmar as Purchasing Manager in November 2009. He started his working career in the marine industry in a technical role involved in the manufacture of stabilizers and steering gear for naval and merchant fleets.
Iain gained extensive procurement experience within the electronics and defence industries involving European and Asian supply.
Iain has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Edinburgh University, is a member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and has an MBA from City University, London.

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Bob Stevens lead the product and engineering team. Having overall responsibility for product design, engineering, and future product platforms. Bob Stevens joined Lewmar in 1996, working in the Hatch Division. He was promoted to Hatch Product Manager in 2001 and the Hardware range was added to the portfolio in 2009.

Educated at Southampton Institute Of Higher Education (now Solent University) he graduated with a HND Engineering in yacht manufacturing technology and a 1st Class BA Hons in Marine Industry Management.

Bob learned to sail in the challenging waters around Guernsey in the Channel Islands. He also enjoyed many summer jobs as “nipper” on inter-island ferries and with yacht engineering firms in St Peter Port.

Bob sails an RS400 class dinghy on Chichester Harbour (RS400 class boat) and occasional races on an X-99 yacht out of Portsmouth.