Two key members of the Chemring Marine team, who handle leading marine distress signal brands Pains Wessex and Comet, have recently taken on new responsibilities.

Justine Heeley

After nearly ten years with the company, Justine Heeley has been promoted to International Sales Manager. Justine also takes on extra territory and is responsible for Southern Europe, Africa, and now additionally the Far East.

In her new role as International Sales Manager, Justine takes on overall sales responsibility including managing order intake and budgets across the world as well as being responsible for distributor support, public relations and marketing.

She said: “I firmly believe that business is about people and above all creating excellent working relationships with customers. I’m tremendously pleased to receive this promotion from Chemring Marine.”

Holger Mugge

Holger Mugge, Sales Manager, is taking on the Middle East and Northern Europe in addition to his existing territories. Holger, who is based in Bremerhaven, Germany, says: “Ship building is on the increase and that means lots of new business for Comet.”