{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-19/advanced-polymer-coatings-maritime-sales-hires","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-19/advanced-polymer-coatings-maritime-sales-hires.md","title":"Advanced Polymer Coatings Hires Two Maritime Sales Leaders","headline":"Advanced Polymer Coatings Adds James Kennedy and Mark Isherwood to Maritime Sales Team","description":"Advanced Polymer Coatings hired James Kennedy for Middle East sales and Mark Isherwood for Northern Europe, expanding its maritime coatings team.","section":"Leadership","published_at":"2026-10-19T22:15:06+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-19T22:15:06+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["James Kennedy will lead Advanced Polymer Coatings sales across the GCC countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman.","Mark Isherwood will head Northern Europe sales, working with customers on MarineLINE coating systems for chemical and product tankers.","Global Sales Manager Peter Stoyles said the expanded leadership structure is intended to deliver faster response times and closer technical engagement."],"companies":[{"name":"Advanced Polymer Coatings Inc.","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000eho7/advanced-polymer-coatings-inc","website":"http://adv-polymer.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"EIN Presswire","title":"Ohio manufacturer Advanced Polymer Coatings expands maritime team with new hires in Middle East and Europe","url":"https://www.einnews.com/article/950803033/live"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Leadership","Advanced Polymer Coatings Inc."],"body_markdown":"[Advanced Polymer Coatings](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000eho7/advanced-polymer-coatings-inc) hired James Kennedy to lead Middle East sales and Mark Isherwood to head Northern Europe sales, the Ohio manufacturer said on October 19, 2026. [EIN Presswire](https://www.einnews.com/article/950803033/live) published the announcement. Kennedy will focus on the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and Isherwood will work with customers across Northern Europe.\n\n## Kennedy and Isherwood Join Advanced Polymer Coatings\n\nKennedy will lead regional sales in the Middle East with a focus on Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman. He is a graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst with more than 15 years of commercial leadership and business development experience in the maritime industry, and has worked extensively in the Middle East leading commercial activity and C-suite engagement across major shipping and energy clients.\n\n\"My role is to be APC's commercial representative across the GCC market — building and deepening relationships with chemical and product tanker owners, operators, charterers, technical managers and shipyards,\" Kennedy said. He said he wants to identify opportunities for APC's coating solutions at the drydock and newbuild stage.\n\nIsherwood will head sales in Northern Europe, working closely with customers across the region and supporting growth of APC's coating systems for the global chemical and product tanker fleet. He has 15 years' experience in the marine and chemical industries with major global companies including Methanex and SABIC.\n\n\"I am looking forward to driving value for our existing clients and securing new business,\" Isherwood said. He said he is excited at the prospect of bringing innovation to tank coatings to help customers transport more chemicals safely with faster cleaning and turnaround times.\n\nPeter Stoyles, APC Global Sales Manager, said the two hires bring experience and expertise that will help the company develop customer relationships in these regions, support existing business and identify new opportunities. Stoyles said that as regulatory pressures and operational challenges mount for chemical tanker operators, APC is investing heavily in its people, and that its expanded leadership structure will deliver faster response times, closer technical engagement and on-the-ground support around the world.\n\n\"The level of support and professionalism our growing team brings is our strength and key differentiator,\" Stoyles said. \"Our customers will see the benefit of this expanded presence with a deeper technical partnership, quicker problem-solving, and more proactive inspections.\"\n\n## Advanced Polymer Coatings' Market Position\n\nAdvanced Polymer Coatings is a family-owned US specialty chemical coatings manufacturer founded in 1997, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The company applies patented high-crosslink polymer coatings, including MarineLINE, ChemLINE and TriFLEX, to marine cargo tanks, rail and road tankers, and industrial assets across more than 40 countries. The same records state that APC holds approximately 12% of the global chemical tanker coating market, with around 700 ships coated with MarineLINE worldwide. The records also show maritime sales grew by 18% last year, with 2025 growth targets already achieved.\n\n## Advanced Polymer Coatings' Recent Contracts\n\nAPC won a contract in 2025 to supply MarineLINE coating for two 7,999 DWT IMO Class II methanol bunkering tankers for Fratelli Cosulich, according to akta.pro funding records. The same records state that the two vessels, ANNA COSULICH and CARLOTTA COSULICH, are being built for methanol bunkering operations. APC also holds a tanker recoating contract with Marflet Marine for the 49,999 DWT vessel PANAGIA THALASSINI at IMC Shipyard in China, following previous coating of the SANTIAGO 1 vessel.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}