Industry veteran joins Maritimo Dealer network
Monday, 15 March 2010
Maritimo has further strengthened the Dealer network with the
appointment of one of Australia's best-known names in leisure
marine, Noel Leigh-Smith, in Queensland.
The move follows recent appointments in Sydney and in the US
where super-dealer Galati Yacht Sales now represents Maritimo in
the south-east.
Noel Leigh-Smith and his team will be based at Runaway Bay and
at Marina Mirage at the southern end of the Gold Coast
Broadwater.
"I have a long association with Runaway Bay," said Noel
(pictured left with Maritimo CEO Bill Barry-Cotter). "My family
built the marina in 1979."
He began working in the industry as an outboard engine mechanic
in 1964 when he was still in his mid-teens. He began his sales
career in 1972, selling early Mariner models for Bill
Barry-Cotter.
Noel said: "I have joined the Maritimo organisation simply
because Bill Barry-Cotter is the leader in our industry. He is
always thinking and planning for new and better products that are
well suited to the market.
"The range of new models scheduled for release this year alone
is exciting and perfectly timed for the resurgent growth in the
industry."
According to Luke Durman, Marketing Director at Maritimo: "Noel
has sold more cruising boats than virtually anyone in Queensland.
His knowledge of our industry is extraordinary and he and his team
will be a major asset to Maritimo."