| 词条 | Robert Braithwaite (engineer) |
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BiographyBorn in Otley Moor, Yorkshire, Braithwaite left school at 15[4] with no qualifications and moved to the Hampshire coast where his parents became proprietors of a village store near Christchurch. Following his dream to build boats he spent a few years servicing outboard engines and did an engineering course before completing a six-month apprenticeship at marine engine suppliers OMC in Belgium. Originally importers and distributors of boats from Scandinavia and the United States, Poole Powerboats, as Sunseeker was formerly known, created the foundations for its future luxury powerboats. Braithwaite and Macklin borrowed £5,000 to build their first boat – a 17 footer and then following collaboration with hull race-boat designer Don Shead, Sunseeker quickly expanded into the growing Mediterranean market. Braithwaite grew Sunseeker by continuing to expand its shipyards in Poole and create a widening global distributor network. In 2002, Braithwaite was awarded Ernst & Young UK Entrepreneur of the Year and he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honors in 2007.[4] After Sunseeker appeared in four consecutive James Bond films,[5] Braithwaite was asked to appear in a cameo role in the film Quantum of Solace.[4] The scene with Robert Braithwaite was filmed on location in Italy in April 2008, and features James Bond in a Sunseeker Sovereign 17, one of the company’s very first open cockpit speedboats. In June 2013, it was announced that the Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group had agreed to buy a 91.8% stake in Sunseeker for £320m. Robert Braithwaite continued as president whilst supporting and growing his personal charitable foundation The Autumn Trust. Personal lifeBraithwaite lived in Devon and was married and had two daughters. Death and legacyBraithwaite died in the early hours of 7 March 2019, aged 75.[5] References1. ^{{cite news|title=Millionaire Robert Braithwaite gifts robot to Poole Hospital|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-34651960|accessdate=26 April 2017|work=BBC News|date=27 October 2015}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Braithwaite, Robert}}2. ^{{cite news|last1=Slade|first1=Darren|title=Sunseeker founder honoured with lifetime achievement award|url=http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/14936406.Sunseeker_founder_honoured_with_lifetime_achievement_award/|accessdate=26 April 2017|work=Bournemouth Echo|language=en}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/sunseeker-founder-dies-aged-76--39881|title=Sunseeker founder Robert Braithwaite dies|website=Boat International}} 4. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/17483592.sunseeker-co-founder-robert-braithwaite-has-died-at-the-age-of-75/|title=Sunseeker co-founder Robert Braithwaite has died at the age of 75|website=Dorset Echo}} 5. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-47485019|title=Sunseeker founder dies aged 75|date=7 March 2019|via=www.bbc.com}} 5 : 1943 births|2019 deaths|British engineers|English businesspeople|Commanders of the Order of the British Empire |
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