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Thom Conboy
Jochen Rudat
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Denison Yachting is excited to welcome Thom Conboy to its growing superyacht team. He will continue his work as Yacht Broker based out of Fort Lauderdale. Mr Conboy’s career in the yachting industry spans over 35 years as a Yacht Broker, Captain, Project Manager,Yacht Builder, and Shipyard Owner. He joined Denison most recently from Ocean Independence.
Ex-Tesla Central Europe Director Jochen Rudat is now member of Silent Yachts’ Advisory Board. Mr Rudat has over ten years of experience at Tesla and was a direct report to Elon Musk. Silent Yachts has strengthened the team with Mr Rudat. “We are very happy to welcome Jochen in the team”, says Michael Köhler, founder and CEO of Silent Yachts.
DENISON YACHTING
Christian Bolinger, formerly Head of Sales & Service at List GC, Josef Payerhofer, formerly Head of Project Management, and Theresa Ludwiger-List, who played an active management role until 2019, will strengthen the Executive Board of List GC. The fact that the third generation of the List family, in the form of Theresa Ludwiger-List, is once again taking a leading role in the management of the company
is a deliberate step towards reinforcing its position as a family business. With Christian Bolinger and Josef Payerhofer, two experienced executives from within their own ranks will join the Executive Board. In their careers to date, both have impressively demonstrated their specific expertise in the industry for exclusive interior in the superyacht and residential industry.
SILENT YACHTS
Dominic Bulfin
Benigna von Brederlow
Todd Allen
Friso Visser
Director
Head of Yacht
President
Chief Commercial Officer
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Bargate Murray is delighted to announce the promotion of Dominic Bulfin to Director with effect from 1 March 2021. Mr Bulfin joined Bargate Murray as an Associate in 2019, having previously worked in the yacht finance team at Clyde & Co and was most recently promoted to Associate Director in 2020.
Benigna von Brederlow joined the Safinah Group Yacht team as Head of Yacht in November 2020 and was previously working for a coating consulting company. With a background in Biology and Human Genetics, Ms Von Brederlow has a focus for detailed and accurate data analysis, organisation, and structuring processes and technical reporting. She has worked within the superyacht coatings industry since 2008.
On 17 February 2021, Marine audio products manufacturer Poly-Planar announced that industry veteran Todd Allen has been appointed President of the company. He has 30 years of electronics sales, marketing and product development experience in the marine, outdoor, spa and home markets. Prior to joining Poly-Planar, Mr Allen spent three decades in the electronics industry working with top audio brands such as McIntosh, Adcom, JVC, JBL, and Infinity.
Mr Visser will lead the sales and marketing team and take responsibility for maintaining Heesen Yacht’s global position as a leading Dutch yacht builder. He spent eighteen years as International Sales Director at Damen Shipyards Group and brings a wealth of experience in the international maritime industry. He will be supported at Heesen by Robert Drontmann.
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