Paul Hickinbotham appointed Dometic product manager

Paul Hickinbotham will drive product innovation and customer responsiveness as marine HVAC specialist Dometic’s EMEA Marine product manager.

Paul Hickinbotham

With 18 years’ experience at the company under his belt, he will be responsible for channelling the latest consumer feedback and market intelligence for each specific region in both the OEM and after-market sectors through to Dometic’s product development and sales teams.

Julien Le Feuvre, head of Marine OEM – EMEA at Dometic, said: “Paul will combine years of experience of the market with regular communication with show visitors and marine equipment users to enable his team to develop a broad view of what is really important for our customers.”

Hickinbotham will lead a UK-based team in collating specialist market information from across the EMEA region.

He will also work closely with the company’s factories to identify new design and technology concepts, innovations and improvements for Dometic’s range of systems and equipment for the marine industry.

In his former role as EMEA director – sales and administrations & commercial division at Dometic, Hickinbotham led the growth of the company’s OEM and commercial divisions throughout EMEA.

By Rebecca Jeffrey