Grant Willis - Managing Director
Like most Kiwis Grant was brought up around the water and boats. He built his first boat at the age of 9 which he successfully sailed across the notorious Whitianga Estuary. Anything marine is close to Grants heart, therefore his drive to provide a service of excellence for the marine industry is his passion. Grant with interior designer wife Tracey Barnier-Willis motored into Whangarei on their converted trawler ten years ago where they found such a diversity of marine services that they stayed and developed their own niche in the industry that now reaches worldwide.

Jake Jacobson - General Manager
Jake's working life started in the construction industry building schools, factories and hospitals. After some 10 years in construction Jake moved on to education and after some 15 years of working in the secondary and tertiary education sectors left to take up a lifelong passion, working on yachts. After six years in the New Zealand marine industry Jake believes there is a great future ahead and is very excited to be part of the growth of SMI.