With Tim Gallagher on board to lead its sales and marketing initiatives, Marine Technology Inc. has high hopes for the future.

There’s a reason the Offshore Only general discussion was buzzing last week when the news became public knowledge that Tim Gallagher was joining the team at Marine Technology Inc. (MTI), a company known for its stellar high-performance catamarans. (Read Matt Trulio’s story on speedonthewater.com.)

Gallagher is as likeable as anyone in the marine industry—I’ve never heard anyone say a negative thing about him, and that’s a hard reputation to come by. But he works hard for that reputation; he takes pride in it, too. He has ever since the day he gave notice at Evinrude to join the sales team at Cigarette Racing. In 2010, Gallagher left his job as Cigarette’s sales director to assume general manager responsibilities at Deep Impact Boats, a role he held until last week.

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