NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ANDY FETHERS

APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

ANDY FETHERS

ANDERSEN (ANDY) FETHERS commenced at the Club on Monday 2 May in the role of Chief Executive Officer.

Andy joins us from a five-year career at Swan River Sailing, a sailing events business with a corporate team building funding model with a strong emphasis on hospitality. His tenure there has included oversight of a management contract between Australian Sailing (the national body) and Yachting Western Australia (the state peak body).

He has a highly credentialled sailing career with two world sailing titles and has campaigned for the America’s Cup four times for Australia, USA, Italy and Sweden over a professional career spanning 20 years.

He is the Technical Delegate to World University Sport (FISU) for Sailing. Andy’s local, regional, national and international sailing network will be a great asset to the Club.

Andy has overseen major budgets via his involvement in RC44 and TP52 teams. His last America’s Cup with Artemis had a capex in excess of 100m Euro.

Despite being a mature Club, he joins us at a time when we have significant future opportunities and challenges. General Committee are confident that he will help take us forward and retain our high standing in the yachting fraternity.

Andy said ‘I am honoured to have this challenge and will strive to retain RFBYC as “top of class” in sailing, infrastructure and Member services. I am looking forward to collaborating with your world class staff, Vice Patrons and General Committee and building relationships with all RFBYC Members.’

We welcome Andy and look forward to working with him in continuing the proud traditions and sound status of our Club. Don’t hesitate to drop by and introduce yourself to Andy.

APPOINTMENT OF NEW PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT

MARCOS BENEDIT

MARCOS IS A CPA with more than 10 years of experience in various industries here in Perth, ranging across Recruitment, Engineering, Fishing, Development and Not-for-profit.

He also has experience in Public Practice from his hometown in Argentina before migrating to Australia in 2009. He is excited about this new challenge and hopes to make a positive contribution both professionally and personally. Now a retired amateur footballer he enjoys spending time with his family and uses any free opportunity to exercise, so a sporting environment like RFBYC is familiar territory for him.