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  • Bahrain Marina Development Company appoints Gagan Suri as new CEO

    Bahrain Marina Development Company appoints Gagan Suri as new CEO

    Bahrain Marine Development Company has named Gagan Suri as the new Chief Executive Officer, effective from April 1st, 2026. BDMC, the master developer behind the Bahrain Marina, announced the appointment of Suri on the heels of the waterfront project’s operational launch.  Suri has resided in the Kingdom of Bahrain for over a decade and has…

  • Saudi Red Sea Authority (SRSA) appoints Dr. Maryam Ali Ficociello as CEO

    Saudi Red Sea Authority (SRSA) appoints Dr. Maryam Ali Ficociello as CEO

    The Saudi Red Sea Authority (SRSA) has announced the appointment of Dr. Maryam Ali Ficociello as the new chief executive officer.  The announcement comes as the SRSA enters its next phase of growing the Kingdom’s coastal tourism sector while ensuring the protection of the marine environment.  The appointment, effective March 22nd, 2026, finds outgoing chief…

  •  Heesen Yachts Names Jeroen van der Meer as New CEO

     Heesen Yachts Names Jeroen van der Meer as New CEO

    Dutch shipyard Heesen Yachts has announced the appointment of Jeroen van der Meer as Chief Executive Officer. The appointment, which will be effectuated in September 2025, comes as the latest change in the company following it’s acquisition by entrepreneur Laurens Last in April 2025. Want to receive the latest news of the Middle East superyacht…

  • Gulf Craft Group Reappoints Erwin Bamps as CEO

    Gulf Craft Group Reappoints Erwin Bamps as CEO

    In a homecoming of some sorts, UAE shipyard Gulf Craft has announced the return of Erwin Bamps as Chief Executive Officer as the builder continues it’s growth in international superyacht markets. Bamps succeeds Yannis Haidis, who was named CEO in August 2024 after Gulf Craft entered a new organizational structure, establishing Gulf Craft Group, a…

  • NEOM Board of Directors Announces Leadership Change, Appoints New Acting CEO

    NEOM Board of Directors Announces Leadership Change, Appoints New Acting CEO

    Leadership changes at NEOM took place this week, principally with the appointment of a new acting Chief Executive Officer Aiman Al-Mudaifer.  Al-Mudaifer replaces Eng. Nadhmi Al-Nasr, who has overseen the project as. since August 2018. A reason for Al-Nasr’s departure was not given. There is no word on if this affects any of the superyacht…

  • Al Seer Marine appoints Gunther Alvarado as new Deputy Chief Executive Officer

    Al Seer Marine appoints Gunther Alvarado as new Deputy Chief Executive Officer

    Marine equipment and supplies company Al Seer Marine has appointed Gunther Alvarado as new Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Spending over 10 years with the company, Alvarado assumed a variety of roles, starting as a Technical Manager, moving to the Head of Yacht Management and Operations and Chief Operating Officer thereafter. According to a press release…