Ken Hickling graduated from Solent University having first studied Boatbuilding & Boatyard Management before also undertaking an MBA.
He worked for four years with composite specialists SP Systems before joint International Paint as a product manager and then working in the USA as Marketing VP before taking on a commercial role back in Europe, finally stepping up as Global Manager for Awlgrip, which had joined International as a stablemate within AkzoNobel.
During that time Ken served as Treasurer and then President of ISS and started working with the ISO Large Yachts Quality workgroup. He is currently a project manager at ISO developing a standard for the assessment of carbon rigs as well as serving on the Executive committee of Superyacht UK. He now works for money as a business advisor specialising in the Superyacht industry and is a Non-Executive board director of both Viking Crew and Riela Yachts.