Episode 8 - Tom Chant, CEO at Society of Maritime Industries.
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Welcome to the eighth episode of the Inside Marine podcast. We are joined by Tom Chant, CEO of the Society of Maritime Industries.
Tom has a long association with the marine industry, having been an active sailor and student of boatbuilding in Southampton. His career has encompassed a wide range of market sectors, and he has gathered experience of business development, marketing and distribution in an international business environment. A nine-year period at the trade body for the leisure and superyacht sector was committed to developing the members’ export business. This included running UK pavilions at overseas shows, managing inward and outward missions, including Meet-the-Buyer events, and creating market reports and representation on government committees. Recent career experience included distributor management for a marine equipment company before joining SMI in February 2017 as the Business Development Director and Secretary to the Commercial Marine Group and Marine Science & Technology Group. Tom was appointed Chief Executive of the SMI in August 2020.
Join us in listening to the wonderful and truly inspirational stories of Tom’s journey in this episode of Inside Marine.
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