Group Business Development & Marketing Director

Luis Benito

Luis Benito joined Wallem Group in August 2024 and resides in Hong Kong. As Group Business Development & Marketing Director, Luis drives sustainable profitable revenue growth across the Group. He works with Wallem’s Ship Management, SeaSafe, Ship Agency, and Commercial Services businesses to deliver innovation, product management, marketing and sales strategies.

Previously, Luis has held several roles during his three decades at Lloyd’s Register, including Business Development Manager and General Manager in Korea, Marine Marketing Director, Innovation and Co-creation Director and most recently, Customer Success Executive Partner in Japan, where he managed LR’s key Tokyo-based maritime customers.

Luis is an accredited Strengths Coach by Gallup since April 2024, following his passion for supporting people's personal and professional growth by discovering and using their top strengths. Luis is also a Career Mentor at the Engineering Institute of Spain and was a Start-up Mentor at his previous employer.

He was educated at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid as a Naval Architect and has lived and worked in Hong Kong, Japan, UK, Singapore, Korea and Spain.