Marstrat is pleased to announce that Hein Velema has joined as a partner as from 1 April 2020.
Hein is a strategic
consultant and specialized in the superyacht industry. He will strengthen and
complement the Marstrat team with his ample experience in this subsector of the
maritime market.
Raymond Ko: “The
Netherlands holds a prominent position as high-quality manufacturer and
supplier of superyachts. The market has a long-term favorable outlook and we
are happy that we have Hein on board to advise clients in this industry to
perform better”.
“The moment to
make this step in the middle of a European lockdown is special” says Hein. “It
is a time of change and companies who can adapt faster will have a competitive
advantage. Marstrat has the expertise to help those companies to make that
change. I am proud to be part of the team”.
Hein has a master
degree in economics and was a business consultant for a decade before joining superyacht
builder Feadship as a director in 1996. Hein was responsible for coordinating
all sales activities, marketing and the foreign offices. The last four years at
Feadship Hein was also general manager of De Voogt Naval Architects, the
in-house design and engineering company.
During the 11
years at Feadship Hein was also active in HISWA, the Dutch yachting association
and he was the founding president of SYBAss, the superyacht builders
association.
In 2007 Hein
joined Fraser Yachts in Monaco as commercial director and was promoted to CEO
early 2009. Hein was one of the founders and vice president of LYBRA, the large
brokers association.
Over the last
years Hein worked internationally with various companies as a business consultant
or interim manager: ISA Yachts (Ancona, Italy), Thompson Westwood White Yachts (Monaco),
Engel & Völkers Yachting (Luxembourg), ICON Yachts (the Netherlands), Yatco
and IYBA (both USA), Vessel Value (UK) and a family office (Middle East).
Currently Hein
hosts a series of webinars in collaboration with SuperYacht Times for the
superyacht community. Hein is presently based in Monaco and will move to the
Netherlands in the coming months when the current critical corona situation has
stabilized.