Jeremy Tutt, Regional Director

Jeremy Tutt

Regional Director

Seas & Deserts Group

Location
United Arab Emirates
Experience
28 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :28 years, 9 Months

Regional Director at Seas & Deserts Group
  • Kuwait
  • My current job since March 2015
  • March 1987 to September 2006

SUMMARYOFYACHTSSOLD &
DELIVERED
Selection of Yachts sold previously: Azimut 77s, Azimut 66, Azimut

  • to

Delivered huge growth in the UKmarket for“The Moorings Sailing Holidays”resulting in the eventual sale of the Group for in
excess of $50M.
◗ Outsold the entire GCC MotorYacht market from Bahrain, spectacular results from a cold start.
◗ Large international network, including SovereignWealth Funds and UHNWI’s with an unrivalled reputation for integrity and results.
◗ Created, managed & sold the largest privately owned Property Management Company in Kent, UK
◗ Recruited to numerous Non Executive Positions by Industry Peers
CURRENTPOSITION
REGIONALDIRECTORAZIMUT
YACHTS, GCC
◗ Head hunted to restart Azimut Yachts dealership in UAE,
at Azimut Ship Yards instigation.
◗ Seas & Deserts Group won Azimut Grande Dealer of the
Year 2015, with 24 yachts delivered.
◗ Responsible for all regional operations, including yacht
sales, deliveries, yacht service in UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and
Oman. Responsible directly to Managing Director.
REGIONALDIRECTORART
MARINE, BAHRAIN & Q ATAR
◗ Appointed to drive growth in Bahrain and Qatar for a
leading GCC Yacht Dealership.
◗ Responsible for yacht sales, yacht service, marine
products division in each territory.
◗ Responsible for Board reporting to JV partner
(Bahrain Sovereign Fund).
◗ Introduce Ferretti Group products, including Ferretti
Yachts, Riva, Itama, Pershing, Custom Line, CRN, Bertram
and Mochi Craft to these areas.
SALES & M ARKETINGDIRECTOR
VITMARYACHTSLLC, DUBAI
◗ Invited to return to Dubai and establish sales &
marketing platform for Vitmar & Suprema Yachts.
The Chairman is a GCC Royal investing in a new shipyard
specialising in building Italian designed & engineered Super
yachts in Dubai to extremely high European standards.
◗ Establish global dealer and broker activity and manage
brokerage activity.
◗ Establish key relationships throughout GCC and SE Asia
for future dealer collaboration.
GMPRINCESSSOUTHEAST
ASIA - P HUKET, THAILAND
◗ Head hunted to head up new distributor network for
Princess S E Asia based in Phuket, distributing.
Princess yachts throughout Thailand, Singapore,
Malaysia and Indonesia.
◗ Oversee all yacht sales and establish a yacht sales team.
◗ Manage yacht charter, after sales, service and yacht
management throughout the region.
GMSIMPSONMARINE - H AINAN,
CHINA
◗ Head hunted to establish a new office in Hainan for
Azimut Yachts, Benetti, Beneteau & Lagoon dealer in
Hainan, the new Chinese Riviera with the leading growth
predictions for Asia.
◗ Oversee all yacht sales & train yacht sales team.
Forge strategic partnerships with new marina projects.
Create yacht charter & yacht service operations & supply
chain management.
COUNTRYMANAGERART
MARINE-BAHRAIN
◗ Head hunted to establish a new branch office in
Bahrain for regional Azimut, Benetti, Atlantis &
Riviera dealer.
◗ Overseeallyachtsales.Highestvolumesold2010intheGCC.
◗Create yacht service and charter operations.Won contract
tomanage Ritz Carlton Marina and watersports activity.
Responsibleforyachtsales, operations, marinasandyachtservice.
◗ Report directly to the Board and manage a large
multicultural team.
WHITSTABLEHOLIDAYHOMES
& PARTNERCOUTTSBYERS -
KENTUK
◗ Created a Lettings Department for Coutts Byers in
Canterbury Kent as part of an expansion for a boutique
property sales agency as managing partner.
◗ Created Whitstable Holiday Homes, a specialist holiday
homes letting agency in an expanding seaside market
town. Sold shares when relocated to Bahrain.
UKGMFORFIRSTCHOICE
MARINE, UK
◗ Promoted to UK GM for First Choice Marine when they
acquired The Moorings.
◗ Responsible for yacht charter and yacht sales activity in
the UK Market.
◗ Responsible for sales and marketing, HR, financial
forecasting, budget control and P&L.
◗ Management of UK and international broker accounts.
UKDIRECTOR & G MFORTHE
MOORINGSSAILINGHOLIDAYS
◗ Responsible for yacht charter & yacht sales activity in
the UK Market.
◗ Launched The Moorings Yacht Ownership in the UK
achieving 15 - 20 yacht sales per year.
◗ Develop European charter sales agency network.
◗ Increased The Moorings market share in the UK and
delivered record profit.

Specialties & Skills

ASSETS RECOVERY
BUDGETING
FIRST CHOICE
FORECASTING
HUMAN RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT
MARKETING
MICROSOFT OFFICE
NETWORKING

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