Paul Petani

About Paul Petani

AVIKUS, HD Hyundai\'s autonomous navigation in-house startup, has appointed industry insider Paul Petani to the position of Managing Director of North America. In his new role, Petani is responsible for establishing the brand and an official U.S. entity, growing a domestic team and overseeing day-to-day operations of Avikus’ efforts in the United States and Canada.Petani is an accomplished senior executive leader well known for his ability to pioneer new markets and recruit and mentor successful management teams. He has a valuable network of contacts in the marine and powersports industries having worked at IoT startup FELL Technology, Brunswick’s Mercury Marine, First Alert Fire & Safety and Polaris Industries. With a deep understanding of recreational and commercial product distribution, Petani has extensive experience in OEM sales, dealer direct, aftermarket P&A sales and omnichannel development with brick and mortar and online sales channels.Specialties:‣ Consumer Goods, Marine, Recreational and Commercial products‣ Sales Strategy & Channel Development‣ Sales Team Recruitment, Training & Mentoring‣ P&L Management ‣ Trade Shows, Website, & Social media Mgmt.‣ International trade & Distributor search (Tri-Lingual Spanish, English, Italian)‣ Manufacturer Representatives‣ Process & Efficiency Improvements‣ Mexico, Latin America, Europe, Asia‣ Contacts at Amazon, Walmart, Costco, Home Depot

Experience

1. Managing Director, Avikus Usa

   Avikus

   Jul 2023 — Present · Fort Lauderdale, FL, US

   AVIKUS, a startup specialized in autonomous navigation solutions, was established in December 2020 by HD Hyundai, the world’s No. 1 shipbuilder. The company’s accolades include the successful completion of an autonomous operation demonstration of 12-seater cruise ship over the 10km Pohang Canal for 40 minutes without human intervention, as well as the world\'s first autonomous navigation cross the ocean with their HiNAS (Hyundai Intelligent Navigation Assistant System) Control AVIKUS presented its autonomous navigation technology at CES2022, and recently announced the successful completion of phase 2 of its autonomous navigation solution, HiNAS Control, in conjunction with winning the orders of 23 large ships from two of the world’s major ship builders

Education

• University of Arizona

  BSBA, Mgmt Information Systems

• Thunderbird School of Global Management

  Masters in International Mgmt., International Trade

Skills

• P&L Management
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Sales Management
• Negotiation
• Market Analysis
• Sales
• Pricing
• Marketing
• New Business Development
• Sales Operations
• Product Marketing
• Sales Presentations
• Forecasting
• Market Research
• International Marketing
• Online Marketing
• P&L
• Marketing Communications
• Retail
• B2b
• Direct Marketing
• Account Management
• Business Development
• Strategic Planning
• Key Account Management
• Leadership
• Product Management
• Strategic Partnerships
• Performance Management
• Crm
• Sales Process
• Recruiting
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• International Sales
• Team Building
• Management
• Business Strategy