Fairline Boats has presented their new Chief Executive Officer, Alistair Schofield, an MBA and graduate in Chemical Engineering. He will start from February 1st, 2012. With a background in a variety of business development, technical and operational roles in the industrial and marine sectors, Alistair has worked for Doncaster Group Ltd, a large private equity backed industrial company, for the past 10 years. As Managing Director of its Turbocharger Components and Turbine Airfoil divisions he delivered substantial business improvement in both.
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Nick Sanders, Chairman of Fairline Boats Ltd commented, “We are delighted to bring a CEO of Alistair’s calibre to the business and are confident that with his exceptional experience he will take Fairline through its next stage of development”.
The Fairline Board has also been strengthened by the appointment of Kevin Gaskell as a Non-Executive Director. As Managing Director of Porsche UK and BMW UK he gained significant experience in developing premium brands and is currently Chairman of Courland Automotive International and Achilles Ltd. With Fairline being one of the strongest brands in the marine industry Kevin will help to accelerate growth in its key markets.
