Marine people: new faces, new places

New team members for Dunbier Mackay and a sails designer joins Doyle Sails.

Trailer manufacturer Dunbier Mackay has welcomed two new team members to its NSW and Queensland branches.

In NSW, Mark Owen has been appointed as an assistant branch manager, bringing with him a wealth of experience in the trucking and civil engineering field. His key role will be to assist in overseeing the service and supply level of the Dunbier Mackay New South Wales branch alongside manager Scott Ellison.

He can be contacted on (02) 9618 0100 or salesnsw@dunbier.com.

Further north, Dunbier Mackay has appointed Brad Dawson to the Queensland and Northern Territory account manager’s position. His key role will be looking after Dunbier Mackay’s Queensland and Northern Territory dealer network

“We are looking forward to bringing in his new marketing and sales ideas within the dealer network to help expand the dealer’s business’s with Dunbier & Mackay,” said the company

He can be contacted on 0418 317 956 or salesqld@dunbier.com.

Doyle Sails appoints top designer

Doyle Sails has announced that well-known designer Andrew Lechte has joined the Doyle Sails Design Department working alongside Richard Bouzaid, director of design, and the rest of the company's expert designers based at the Doyle Sails headquarters in New Zealand.

Lechte's name will be familiar to many in the sailing industry having led the logistics on several Olympic, Volvo Ocean Race and America’s Cup campaigns. Currently, he is the technical advisor for Australian Sailing, collecting performance data on Olympic class yachts and advising on technical projects.

“I have been involved in some amazing and exciting sail design projects over the years and have been watching the Doyle Sails business grow in profile and technical excellence,” said Lechte.

“One of my core skills is rig and sail modelling and with my previous work, the software simply could not model some critical features of both modern and traditional rigs. I was hugely impressed with Doyle’s sail design software and tools. It’s a lot more sophisticated and dynamic than any other program I’ve worked with before.

“Some of the new product developments and new projects Doyle is involved with have drawn me into joining this ambitious brand and I am looking forward to being part of the winning Doyle Sails team.”