Management and Personnel

The most valuable asset of any company is its staff. The Q-West team have proven experience in the marine industry.

Experts

Meet Our Team

A solid structure of innovative professional boat builders, common sense engineers, supportive administration and sound leadership is the basis for the company’s continued success.

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Myles Fothergill

Myles Fothergill

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Myles is a qualified boat builder & shipwright with more than 40 years in the marine industry including design, construction, boat building and commercial fishing.

myles@q-west.co.nz

 Colin Mitchell

Colin Mitchell

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Colin is a qualified Shipwright with more than 30 years in the marine industry including construction, systems design, sales and project management. As Chief Executive Colin’s role includes sales, overseeing project management and quality control.

colin@q-west.co.nz

Chass Wardle

Chass Wardle

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Chass started with Q-West as an apprentice 23 years ago. He is a qualified Boat Builder and Marine Systems Engineer and has been in the role of Operations Manager since 2012. Chass is responsible for overseeing all of the projects and ensuring they run on-time and on budget.

chass@q-west.co.nz

 Bryce Curtis

Bryce Curtis

PURCHASING & PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR

Bryce is an experienced fabricator/welder with over 25 years-experience working within the marine industry and 15 years-experience in the purchasing department at Q-West.

bryce@q-west.co.nz

Jacquie O'Neill

Jacquie O'Neill

OFFICE MANAGER

Jacquie joined the Q-West team in 2012 and has a background in manufacturing, business administration and marketing. Jacquie’s role includes sales and marketing along with leading the administration team.

Jacquie@q-west.co.nz

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