PR & Marketing at Lürssen Yachts

Tamara is a member of the PR & Marketing team at Lürssen Yachts, one of the world’s most successful builders of superyachts with several shipyards in Northern Germany. She studied Business Administration and Law and joined Lürssen already during her time at university. Her final paper had the topic „Intercultural competence – challenges of the Chinese yacht market“. After graduating she did project management and marketing for an agency before joining Lürssen again back in 2014. Tamara has a boating license and loves to spend her time on and at the water.

Carolin works as a marketing & sales manager for IDEA data solutions GmbH, a provider of a yacht management software. Before she joined the Yachting Industry in 2017, she studied Strategic Marketing Management, spent some time abroad and worked for different clients at two media agencies. Besides that, she has a passion for sports and travelling. As a quite new member of the yachting industry she is all excited about new opportunities, interesting people and the chance to get to know such a thrilling business.

Tobias works since 2006 in an important niche of the maritime industry – he develops and sells asset management software for commercial vessels and yachts. Since 2010 he acts as the Executive Director of SpecTec GmbH in Düsseldorf, prior to that he was Manager for Finances and Procurement. Tobias studied Business Administration and Engineering and improved his skills at the Warsash Maritime Academy in Southampton. He is a regular interview partner for magazines and a speaker at several conferences.

Vivian is maybe the most creative part in the board of YPY Germany. She studied Industrial Design until 2014 before joining beiderbeck designs in Bremen as a Yacht Designer. The studio is one of the few german yacht design offices and spans its service from the first sketch to full technical support on site.

Head of Marketing & Sales Series Yachts at Wolz Nautic GmbH & Co. KG

André joined the yachting industry in 2013 when he started working for Wolz Nautic, one of the world’s leading companies in the field of teak decking and marine wood solutions for series production boats and superyachts. He is one of the founding members of YPY Germany and also part of the „Deutsche Yachten“ network. Currently, as Head of Marketing & Sales Series Yachts, he is responsible for all marketing activities of Wolz Nautic and also the sales activities for series production boats until up to 40 meters.

Michel is the Managing Director of Global Boat Shipping, a company shipping boats and yachts all over the world with offices in the US, Croatia, Italy and Germany. He studied economics and graduated in an apprenticeship in foreign trades. When not travelling in Asia and the middle East, he loves to spent his free time with sport and his family.

Johanna just recently joined Emden Dockyard’s team as sales and marketing manager for yachts and cruise ships, after having worked three years as an agent supporting superyacht crews with their refit and new build projects in Germany. She spent over two years running a private marina in Cape Verde Islands, where she cooperated with the World Cruising Club to establish the new ARC+ leg of their famous transatlantic regatta. She is also a passionate sailor and surfer.
Johanna studied int. Cruise Industry Management and worked several years in Barcelona as corporate events manager, while finishing her master’s degree in communication and event organization.