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Appointment at Vikand

Director Marketing & Communications Global Healthcare specialist Vikand has expanded its marketing and communications team with the appointment of Arnaud

Bastianelli as Director Marketing and

Communications. Mr Bastianelli brings a wealth of knowledge from different industries including tourism, food, safety, and shipping. His most recent role was

Marketing Manager for V. Group, a major ship management and marine services company. Arnaud is a French national who has lived in the UK for ffteen years. He holds a degree in Business Economics and Marketing with a Master of Science in International Marketing.

Appointment at Cantiere delle Marche

Chief Financial Offcer Cantiere delle Marche hired the highly skilled and experienced manager, Gianfranco

Caltabiano who assumed the position of

Chief Financial Offcer. Mr Caltabiano has a long experience in the yachting industry having worked from 1991 for one of the biggest yachting groups worldwide where he played different managing roles among which the Group’s Financial Director and CFO of one of their top shipyards. His experience is of crucial importance as he is responsible for managing and addressing the fnancial actions of Cantiere delle Marche in a phase of expansion of its production.

Appointment at Heesen

Marketing Director Heesen is delighted to announce the appointment of Mark van Heffen as its Marketing Director, effective from 1 September. Leveraging his expertise in strategic management consultancy and international marketing communications,

Mr van Heffen will oversee the global marketing strategy and operations for the

Dutch shipyard. With over ffteen years of experience in global marketing management, Mr van Heffen brings a wealth of knowledge to the role. He has won multiple international marketing accolades throughout his career and has held senior roles in lifestyle products and automotive industries.

Appointment at JMS Yachting USA

JMS is proud to announce that Rick Thomas has joined JMS Yachting USA. Under the leadership of Mr Thomas, the new Fort

Lauderdale offce will cater for the expanding

JMS feet and will deliver independent yacht management to superyachts and owners in the USA. JMS Yachting is a leading independent yacht management company with offces in Monaco, Brighton, UK and Mallorca, Spain and now also in Ft Lauderdale. JMS has a highly experienced team of yacht managers with a wealth of knowledge from both the commercial and yachting sectors and completely focused on operational management, new build and reft supervision. AkzoNobel has appointed Simon Parker as its new Managing Director of the marine, protective, and yacht coatings business unit. Mr Parker has spent 24 years with AkzoNobel’s coatings businesses and has held several senior leadership positions including in the company’s powder coatings and vehicle refnishes divisions, and more recently with industrial coatings. “I am delighted to lead such a prestigious division as marine, protective and yacht coatings”, says Mr Parker. “As a key unit within AkzoNobel, our brands, including International and Awlgrip, are rightly renowned for stand-out quality and the solutions they provide to customers worldwide.

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* 26 February 1962 – † 24 July 2022

Mulder Shipyard is mourning the loss of

Dick Mulder, who passed away on 24 July 2022 at the age of 60 surrounded by his family. Born on 26 February 1962,

Dick Mulder served in the army before taking over his father’s shipyard in

Voorschoten, the Netherlands, which only had one employee at the time. From the beginning, Mr Mulder built up the business to be focused on quality above all, paying attention to every single detail of the yachts that the shipyard delivered. Since then, Mulder Shipyard has delivered over 134 iconic yachts and has also been awarded three Superyacht Awards.

Appointment at Vikand

Global Healthcare specialist Vikand has appointed Dr. John Howe as Medical Director to lead the company’s healthcare programme in the commercial shipping and yachting sectors. Dr. Howe joined Vikand directly from the telemedicine sector, having successfully launched a virtual consultation platform to over six million patients in India.

While there, he managed the recruitment of medical professionals and set the standards in clinical quality assurance. Prior to that, he founded and operated a number of clinics in Kazakhstan and his maritime experience comes from having served three years as a shipboard physician with two industry-leading cruise lines.

Appointment at Bavaria Yachts

Marc Diening is to be the new CEO of Bavaria

Yachts. On August 1st, he will move from the fre protection specialist Magirus, which boasts a rich tradition, to Giebelstadt.

Before Mr Diening, 45, took his position as CEO of Magirus over fve years ago, he spent over ten years in a management position at Bombardier and worked as a consultant for well-known companies such as Knorr-Bremse and Deutsche Bahn, among other positions. Michael Müller, now 64, was previously appointed CEO. At his own request, Mr Müller is now handing over the helm to Mr Diening.

Appointment at AkzoNobel