Navico, the world’s leading manufacturer of marine electronics for the leisure market, has recently appointed a new country manager to oversee Navico operations in France: Gildas Le Masson.
Gildas brings with him 17 years’ experience of working at management level in the navigation electronics sector having been international business and product development director at Magellan and business development manager at Dassault Sercel NP, France’s leading navigation equipment specialist. During his illustrious career, Gildas has also been Europe business unit director for Magellan and MLR at Thales, the global developer of information systems for the aerospace, defence and security markets.
43-year-old Gildas holds two degrees: a masters in management gained at the Audencia School of Management in Nantes, and a masters degree in engineering which he was awarded by France’s national civil aviation institute ENAC. He has broad experience in international sales and has been responsible for finding new routes to market for all the products in his portfolio.
“Navico has demonstrated a strong capability to shape the present and future of marine electronics, bringing innovation and a firm commitment to serving our customers to this sector,” said Gildas Le Masson. “I am looking forward to developing further Navico France’s market leadership based on our product portfolio, operational excellence and commercial edge.”
Jens-Thomas Pietralla, president and CEO of Navico, commented: “I am delighted to welcome Gildas to head up our operations in France and have no doubt that he will be an asset to our global management team. He is taking up this position at an exciting time for Navico, with France representing one of our biggest markets.”
About Navico
Navico is the parent company to five leading marine electronics brands: B&G, Eagle, Lowrance, Northstar and Simrad. Navico has approximately 2,500 employees globally, a 2007 turnover of approximately USD 332 million and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. The company has development and manufacturing facilities in the USA, Mexico, the UK, Norway and New Zealand.
www.navico.com
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