Flying Kiwi Award 2006
- Peter Maire started Talon Technology with Lionel Rogers in the front room of his house in 1987.
- 1995 French company Plastimo becomes Talons European distributor. They launch a marine brand and sales treble following moving into the consumer GPS market in 1998.
- 2001 Maire rebrands Talon Technology as "Navman" (a brand name bought off Plastimo for a $1) and wins a government research grant to develop in-car GPS navigation.
- By 2004 Navman has revenue in excess of $100 Million. Brunswick, a New York Stock Exchange-listed manufacturer of marine and recreation equipment, buys a 70 percent stake in Navman - taking up the remaining 30% in 2005.
- Peter Maire - divested of running Navman - established Tahia Investments in 2006 taking a 20% shareholding in GPS Crystal manufacturer Rakon and investing in several other hi-tech companies including Orion, Cadmus and Fusion. We await his next moves...
www.navman.com
Peter Maire Acceptance Speech
