Biography : Chief Operating Officer of BWA Yachting, Nikolaos is an active ECPY member and is one of our interfaces to captains, managers, and crew. BWA Yachting is a global yachting service provider created to support captains, managers, and crew. Their global network of offices spans across the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas to provide a unique and seamless experience no matter where their customers cruise. 

Contact: npatsiokas@bwayachting.com

Biographie : CSO is a luxury brokerage house established for more than 60 years in Cannes. Thanks to her experience in accounting and management, she acquired in-depth knowledges in tax procedures. Charter broker for more than 20 years, Elisabeth is a trusted and active ECPY member and a reference for the community of yachting professionals due to her positive attitude and instinct. 

Contact: elisabeth@csoyachts.com

Biography : Consultant on various subjects related to the maritime and yachting industry, Laurent participates in the launch of the ECPY Transport Agreement and the applicable tax base to commercial yachts. He is an associate into different companies: SMART Waters dedicated to port matters and their water management system and FLYN-Yachting which is more focusing on the economic benefits (legal & tax monitoring) of yachting from the AIS positions of the yachts. 

Contact: laurent@flyn-yachting.com

Biography : The World of Yachting is a boutique brokerage company, recognized worldwide due to the global influence and the expertise of its chairman Thierry Voisin. The World of Yachting assists you in the sale and purchase of any type of yachts but propose also a large selection of yachts for charter with personalized itineraries and yacht management services such as charter management, project management, complete yacht refit process, administration, flag and many more.

Contact : president@ecpy.org

Biography : Established in Saint-Tropez since 1995, Premium Yachts is specialized in the luxury charter management and provide tailor-made services to its international clientele to give them the best advice to organize their cruise among a fleet of over 1 500 yachts as well as charter marketing. Thanks to his experience and his competence in the charter fleet management, William is an active ECPY member. 

Contact: wrizzo@premium-yachts.com

Biography : As an industry insider, she shares the vision of main industry professionals that yachting is entering a new era, where traditions should mix with new creative approaches to meet the values of a new generation. Experiential Yachting wants to enrich yachting with deep purpose and non-ordinary experiences, making a difference in the world and in people’s lives. 

Contact: maria@experiential-yachting.com

Biography : Loïc is driving the sale department of Ares Yachting Services, a company based in Turkey and dedicated to maritime transport and vessel management including charter, sale, and cruising itineraries. The mission is to ensure a daily maintenance, planification, follow-up on interventions and logistics organization for any type of vessels.

Contact: info@aresyachtingservices.com

Biography : Director of the Monaco Site of Monaco Marine, Arthur is one of our preferred interfaces in the capital of yachting. Monaco Marine is a recognized network of refit and maintenance yards for yachts from 8 to 160m +. Thanks to 8 shipyards and 1 marina located from Marseille to Monaco with 132 500 m² of dry land and 250 employees, they ensure a wide range of possibilities for each yacht segment to carry out standard maintenance as well as major work requiring high quality specialists.

Contact: abohr@monacomarine.com

Biography : Interested by interior design, fabrics and materials dedicated to yachting professionals, Patrick launched in 2021 Yorizons, a company dedicated to sourcing the finest items and interior accessories to support yachts and fleets in their procurement process. Patrick is also part of our events, marketing & communication committee.

Contact: pgilliot@yorizons.com

Biography: Claude has started his career in 1983 in the yachting brokerage industry with Claude Schmitt. Thanks to his experience, influence, and personality he becomes a recognized broker within the industry and associate director of CSO Yachts in 1997. He is also involved in many associations to act for the future of the industry. 

Contact: claude@csoyachts.com

Biography : Alex Mazzoni is one of the most respected and known figures in the industry as he began his career in 1980. He founded Italyachting with lifelong partners Carlo Agliardi and Antonio Pozzi and then acquired in 1993 Fraser Yachts which he developed as one of the major brokerage house worldwide and sold it in 2012 to Azimut Group. In the same year he founded SOS Yachting Italy and developed actively its presence in other European countries such as France, Monaco, Croatia or Spain. Passionated by the yachting and especially by classic and vintage yachts, he is involved in some assoications and clubs such as the Yacht Club of Monaco. Alex Mazzoni has now more than 35years of experiences and as joined Equinoxe Yacht International as a senior broker.