Following the company’s recent merger with the marine safety business of Wilhelmsen Maritime Services AS, Survitec has taken key steps to expand its Global Key Account and Technical Support functions to help ensure the needs of its global customers are not only met but exceeded.
This has led to the following new appointments
Alasdair Carlaw – Key Account Manager, UK & Scandinavia
Reporting to Ross Wilkinson, Alasdair will take on the day-to-day sales management of a number of key Survitec global customer accounts. Working with these customers will put Alasdair in prime position to better understand their safety needs and help customers access the entire Survitec portfolio including the extended servicing offer.
Having worked in the shipping industry with Wilhelmsen since 2010 and prior to that in the oil & gas industry for four years, Alasdair has a unique insight into the safety needs of some of the market’s key players, giving Survitec a better understanding on how we can better support customers globally.
Commenting on his appointment Alasdair says: “To be a successful Key Account Manager, you must aim to see the world through the customer’s eyes, truly understand them and gain a perspective on how they present themselves to their market. These are the building blocks to a much closer alliance where we can become an integral part of their value chain.”
Robert Wallace – Global Technical Sales Manager, Lifeboats
Robert has joined the global sales team to help support the sales and service of lifeboats and re-hooking systems to the ‘blue water’ fleets. In his new role Robert will be working across the business helping to provide in-field technical support and to help win additional fleet agreements.
Robert previously worked for Palfiner marine, Harding Safety and Schat Harding as Area Sales Manager for UK, Middle East and India focusing on lifeboat maintenance and new equipment sales.
During his career within the marine he has worked with many well-known names and key organisations including; Vosper Thornicroft, BAE, RNLI , Cunard, Maersk, Carnival, Petrofac, BP shipping & Offshore, Lomar shipping to name a few.
”I am very much looking forward to working in this new and exciting position, and working with many knowledgeable and highly experienced colleagues to build and move forward the global offer for lifeboats and re-hooking,” Robert said.
