Modern Recreational Technologies, the parent company of Pettit Paint and ValvTect, has hired JP Shipman as superyacht business development manager and Tim Norton as marine products sales representative for New York and New Jersey.
Shipman will be responsible for identifying and securing opportunities in the superyacht and commercial segments, and Norton will look to expand MRT’s presence in his territory.
“JP is an avid yachtsman with over three-plus decades of experience in marina operations, yacht brokerage, charter, delivery, security, management and crew services,” Tom Maellaro, MRT vice president of business development and strategic acquisitions, said in a statement. “He has represented many clients acquiring yachts around the world and is equally adept at assisting yacht owners with complex refits or conversions.”
Shipman has worked with the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard and the Royal Navy with maritime projects and acquisitions. He also served on the board of directors for the International Superyacht Society.
Norton has worked in the New York boating industry from Manhattan to Montauk, according to MRT.
“I came to Pettit Paint after many years of using their outstanding products in the industry and understanding its growth potential and innovative product line,” Norton said in a statement.
