British Marine appoints Paul Gullett as new president

Paul Gullett, owner and managing director of Wave International and Aycliffe Filtration, has been appointed as the new president of British Marine, the trade association for the UK leisure, superyacht and small commercial marine industry.

Gullett has taken over from Ian Cooke, who served in the position since 2020, helping steer the association through the turbulence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gullett’s first role in the marine industry was as a boat builder with Cougar Marine, after which he went to work overseas for a major oilfield company, working globally.

His expertise in the oil sector led him into setting up a business developing new technologies with industry partners including BP, Amoco and Shell.

A notable success of one these projects was the development of oil removal filtration media, resulting in Gullett creating Wave International in 1999 and returning to working full time within the environmental protection sector of the marine industry.

In 2009, Gullett’s entrepreneurial skills and passion for the marine industry saw him start up a filter manufacturing company, designing and manufacturing Wave International products.

Wave International has been a British Marine member since 2000 and Gullett has participated on various committees and working groups, notably as a past chair of British Marine Midlands and then on the Main Board since 2016.

Gullett said, “I am very much looking forward to my tenure as president at British Marine, working in particular with CEO Lesley Robinson, chair Matthew Beckwith and president elect Robert Parton and the dedicated team at British Marine supporting the marine industry. I look forward to meeting as many British Marine members, associations and committees as possible over the coming months.”

Beckwith has recently taken on the role of the newly created chair of the British Marine board. With a successful career spanning over 20 years, Beckwith brings a wealth of experience in leadership skills to drive growth, managing mergers and acquisitions.

Beckwith commented, “It is a great honour to take on this role as chair. I am looking forward to guiding and supporting the board and executives and to help unlock new opportunities for our members and commercially for the British Marine organisation.”

For more information, visit British Marine.

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