Sail Training International has appointed Paul Reilly, 48, as its Chief Executive with effect from 1 November.

Much of Mr Reilly’s career has been with the Dutch international electronics company Philips where he has held a number of positions including most recently Vice President – New Venture Integration, Vice President and Managing Director Central Europe, and Director of International Key Accounts. He has also had other senior roles in marketing and brand management.

He has lived and worked in the Netherlands and Poland as well as the UK, and his most recent assignment involved working with Philips management in the Far East, Russia, the Middle East, the Americas and Europe.

“We had more than 200 applications for the CEO job and interviewed nine. We selected Paul Reilly because of his commercial and marketing strengths and international experience,” says Nigel Rowe, President and Chairman of Sail Training International. “We are not short of people who know about sail training and Tall Ships. So, we were looking for someone with significant commercial strengths in international marketing and business management as well as an empathy with the work we do. These qualities will help us drive our organisation to meet its full potential around the world.”

“The opportunity to help lead an international organisation that has the potential to grow and really a make a difference to the lives of young people is the big attraction of this job for me,” says Paul Reilly. “Sail training is a powerful tool for changing young people’s lives and Sail Training International has a strong record of achievement over the past few years. But it is also clearly an organisation that has many significant opportunities internationally that it has yet to fulfil.”

For further information contact:
Gwyn Brown
+44 (0)2392 586367
+44 (0)7802 640333
gwyn.brown@sailtraininginternational.org

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