Zürich (Head Office)
Ocean Independence AG
Seestrasse 39
CH 8700 Küsnacht / Zürich
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 44 390 25 75
Fax: +41 44 392 26 88
Athens
Ocean Independence Greece
P.O. Box 77212
17510 Paleo Faliro
Athens, Greece
Telephone: +30 210 984 0382
Auckland
Ocean Independence Auckland
16 GR Market Place
Viaduct
Auckland 1010
New Zealand
Telephone: +64 93 58 34 46
Fax: +64 9 358 9115
Dubai
Ocean Independence Dubai
Telephone: +971 50 650 2621
Düsseldorf
Ocean Independence Germany
Steinstrasse 30
D-40210
Düsseldorf
Germany
+49 211 3 555 444
+49 211 3 555 499
dusseldorf@ocyachts.com
Fort Lauderdale
Ocean Independence USA
1535 S.E. 17th Street, Suite B206
FL 33316 Ft. Lauderdale
USA
Telephone: +1 954 463 1400
Fax: +1 954 463 3100
French Riviera
Ocean Independence France
Quai Napoléon
Port Camille Rayon
F-06220 Golfe Juan
France
Telephone: +33 4 92 91 26 26
Fax: +33 4 92 91 26 27
Geneva
+41 44 390 25 75
+41 44 392 26 88
geneva@ocyachts.com
Hong Kong
Ocean Independence Asia
Room 605, 6 Floor, East Ocean Centre, 98 Granville Road,
TST East, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2366 2183
London
Ocean Independence London
2 Eaton Gate
London
SW1W 9BJ
United Kingdom
+44 207 381 7600
+44 203 178 8165
Malta
Ocean Independence Malta
1 Garden Street
Gzira
Malta
+356 2131 0460
Monaco
Ocean Independence SAM
Le Panorama A/B
57 rue Grimaldi
MC-98000
Principality of Monaco
+377 9770 3880
+377 9999 9865
Mumbai
Ocean Independence
101 Doli Chambers
Behind Strand Cinema
Colaba
Mumbai - 400005
India
+91 98 2022 9743
Ocean Management
Seestrasse 39
CH 8700 Küsnacht / Zürich
Switzerland
+41 43 399 22 77
management@ocyachts.com
crew@ocyachts.com
Palma
Ocean Independence S.L. Spain
Club de Mar
E-07015
Palma de Mallorca
Spain
+34 971 40 44 12
+34 971 40 23 27
Sussex
Ocean Independence UK Ltd
The Courtyard
Holmsted Farm
Staplefield Road
Cuckfield
West Sussex RH17 5JT
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)1273 831 010

Managing Partner
Peter Hürzeler
Languages Spoken:
English, Dutch, French, German, Italian

Sales & Marketing Director
Toby Maclaurin
Languages Spoken:
English

Operations Director
Daniel Küpfer
Languages Spoken:
German, English, French

Legal Advisor & Project Consultant
Hans Hürzeler
Languages Spoken:
English, Dutch, German, Portugese

Business Development
Claudio Arpino
Languages Spoken:
English, French, German, Italian

Senior Yacht Broker
Marc Händle
Languages Spoken:
English, German, Spanish

Charter Broker
Lisa Cavicchioli
Languages Spoken:
English, French, Italian

Senior Accountant
Angela Piai
Languages Spoken:
English, German

Executive Assistant
Marina Yasmin Meier
Languages Spoken:
English, German

Special Projects
Lana Hürzeler
Languages Spoken:
English, Dutch, French, German

Broker Support Assistant
Rachael Fillatre
Languages Spoken:
English, French

Private Aviation Consultant
Manu Diezi
Languages Spoken:
German, English, French

Trainee Broker
Richard Redding
Languages Spoken:
German, English, French

Administrative Assistant
Jana Büel
Languages Spoken:
German, English

Yacht Broker
Daniel Dwyer
Languages Spoken:
English

Quality Manager
Thomas Carey
Languages Spoken:
English

Personal Assistant to Daniel Küpfer
Charlotte Stenqvist
Languages Spoken:
French, English, Swedish, Portuguese, Italian

Office & Charter Manager
Irene Stromatia
Languages Spoken:
English, Greek

Yacht Broker
Yannis Mitsopoulos
Languages Spoken:
English, Greek

Senior Yacht Broker
John Vitali
Languages Spoken:
English

Charter Manager & Shore Support
Debbie Wood
Languages Spoken:
English, Spanish

Senior Yacht Broker
Lars Bjorklund
Languages Spoken:
English, French, Swedish

Yacht Broker
Phillip Pollak
Languages Spoken:
English, Spanish

Charter Director
Adelheid Chirco
Languages Spoken:
English, French, German, Italian

Business Development and PR
Marcus Krall
Languages Spoken:
German, English, French

Yacht Broker
Lukas Stratmann
Languages Spoken:
German, English, Spanish, French

Charter Assistant
Jessica Niggemann
Languages Spoken:
German, English, Spanish, French

Charter Broker
Tanja Seubold
Languages Spoken:
English, German, Italian

Charter Manager
John Boucsein
Languages Spoken:
German, English, French

President of the Americas
Thom Conboy
Languages Spoken:
English

Yacht Broker
Chris Collins
Languages Spoken:
English

Senior Charter Broker
Daphne d'Offay
Languages Spoken:
English, Spanish

Charter Broker
June Montagne
Languages Spoken:
English

VP Operations of the Americas
Cheryl Toney
Languages Spoken:
English

Project Developer
Michael Bach
Languages Spoken:
English

Yacht Broker
Patrick Haywood
Languages Spoken:
English

Yacht Manager
Nathaniel Cook
Languages Spoken:
English

Office Administrator
Melinda Miller
Languages Spoken:
English
Charter Manager
Lauren Littlejohn
Languages Spoken:
English

Sales & Charter Assistant
Crystal Jauregui
Languages Spoken:
English

Director
Pascal Erba
Languages Spoken:
English, French, Italian

Charter Director
Judith Amselli
Languages Spoken:
English, French, Italian

Senior Yacht Broker
Jeremy Comport
Languages Spoken:
English, French, Italian

Yacht Broker
Eric Trupheme
Languages Spoken:
Russian, English, French, German

Yacht Broker
Jonathan Browne
Languages Spoken:
English and French

Charter Manager
Louise Bunce
Languages Spoken:
English, French, Italian

Sales Assistant
Katharina Maurer
Languages Spoken:
English, German, French

Charter Assistant – Assistant to Judith Amselli
Dawn Liebenthal
Languages Spoken:
English

Managing Partner
Peter Hürzeler
Languages Spoken:
English, Dutch, French, German, Italian

Charter Director
Judith Amselli
Languages Spoken:
English, French, Italian

Director
Jeremy Comport
Languages Spoken:
English, French, Italian

Director
Clive Smith
Languages Spoken:
English

Yacht Broker
Miles Clark
Languages Spoken:
English, French

Office Administrator
Trudy Leong
Languages Spoken:
English, Cantonese

Executive Assistant
Emily Lai
Languages Spoken:
English, Cantonese, Mandarin

Yacht Broker
Tim Quinlan
Languages Spoken:
English

Sales & Marketing Director
Toby Maclaurin
Languages Spoken:
English

Yacht Broker
Anton Foord
Languages Spoken:
English, French
Charter Broker
Saul Varndell-Baxter
Languages Spoken:
English

Charter Broker
Lucy Oliver
Languages Spoken:
English, French

Yacht Broker
Simon Fiorini Lowell
Languages Spoken:
English, Italian

Yacht Broker
Matthew Fiorini Lowell
Languages Spoken:
English, Maltese

Charter Broker
Angele Ellul Mercer
Languages Spoken:
English, Italian

Senior Yacht Broker
Mario Veloná
Languages Spoken:
English, French, Italian

Senior Yacht Broker
Marco Vandoni
Languages Spoken:
English, French, Italian

Senior Yacht Broker
Rytis Babravicius
Languages Spoken:
English, Russian, German, Lithuanian

Yacht Broker
Jelena Vezia
Languages Spoken:
Russian, English, French, Polish, German

Senior Charter Broker
Rebecca Pattinson
Languages Spoken:
English, French

Charter Broker - Assistant to Mario Veloná
Laura Polotto
Languages Spoken:
English, French, Italian

Yacht Broker
Edouard Vignal
Languages Spoken:
English, French, Spanish

Senior Accountant
Virginie Ninfi
Languages Spoken:
English, French

Assistant to Rebecca Pattinson
Alexandra Kimm
Languages Spoken:
English, French

Assistant to Marco Vandoni
Clelia Bellavia
Languages Spoken:
English, Italian, French, Spanish

Assistant to Rytis Babravicius
Joanna Porebski
Languages Spoken:
English, French, Russian, Italian, Polish

Yacht Broker
Aashim Mongia
Languages Spoken:
English, French, Gujarati, Hindi

Brokerage Assistant
Bharati Mongia
Languages Spoken:
English, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi

Managing Director
Daniel Küpfer
Languages Spoken:
German, English, French

Operations Manager and Company Security Officer
Jason Gilbert
Languages Spoken:
English

Compliance Manager, Designated Person Ashore
Keith Oulds
Languages Spoken:
English, French

Fleet Manager
Jean-Jacques Boude
Languages Spoken:
French, English

Yacht Manager
Jan Klammer
Languages Spoken:
English, German
Yacht Manager
Despina Davi
Languages Spoken:
Greek, English

Yacht Manager
Harvey Sutton
Languages Spoken:
English

Yacht Manager
Nathaniel Cook
Languages Spoken:
English

Yacht Manager
Svilen Vodenicharov
Languages Spoken:
English, Bulgarian

Project Manager
Krzysztof Ponikiewski
Languages Spoken:
English, Polish

Accountant
Lina Litvine
Languages Spoken:
Russian, English, German

Administrative Accountant
Lea Giger
Languages Spoken:
German, English

Management Assistant
Marina Grandjean
Languages Spoken:
Russian, English, French, German

Butler
Hanspeter Vochezer
Languages Spoken:
German, English

Senior Charter Broker & Charter Manager
Barbara Müller
Languages Spoken:
English, German, Spanish

Sales & Charter Assistant
Christina Kiamilis
Languages Spoken:
English, French, Italian, Spanish

Yacht Broker
Talal Cassim
Languages Spoken:
French, English, Arabic, German

Yacht Broker
Lukas Stratmann
Languages Spoken:
German, English, Spanish, French

Yacht Broker
Cameron McKeon
Languages Spoken:
English

Yacht Broker
Christian Hausser
Languages Spoken:
German, English, Spanish, French

Charter Broker
Enora Vern
Languages Spoken:
French, English

Charter Manager & Office Administrator
Lisa Stephens
Languages Spoken:
English, Spanish

Managing Partner
Nicholas Dean
Languages Spoken:
English

Sales & Marketing Director
Toby Maclaurin
Languages Spoken:
English
Marketing Manager
Jo Malone
Languages Spoken:
English

Accountant
Anne Hornsbury
Languages Spoken:
English

Personal Assistant to Nicholas Dean
Angela Kries-Margaroli
Languages Spoken:
English

Commercial Assistant
Catherine Phillips
Languages Spoken:
English

Senior Charter Manager
Stephanie Archer
Languages Spoken:
English

Marketing Communications Executive
Amanda Thibaut
Languages Spoken:
English, French
Charter Broker
Saul Varndell-Baxter
Languages Spoken:
English

Charter Broker
Lucy Oliver
Languages Spoken:
English, French

Charter Manager
Kirsty Halfacree
Languages Spoken:
English

Yacht Broker
Jack Gradus
Languages Spoken:
English, French

Team Leader, Broker Support Team
Tom Walden
Languages Spoken:
English

Broker Support Assistant
Jane Lindgren
Languages Spoken:
English

Broker Support Assistant
Rachael Fillatre
Languages Spoken:
English, French

Boat Show and Event Coordinator
Marina Yasmin Meier
Languages Spoken:
English, German

Digital Marketing Executive
Petria Arienzale
Languages Spoken:
English

Graphic Designer
Patrick Harrison
Languages Spoken:
English

Marketing Assistant
Nichola Chadd
Languages Spoken:
English
Our Team
Multifaceted, professional and informed on every aspect of superyacht sales, charter, marketing and management, our global team encompasses 26 nationalities, 23 languages, and a vast portfolio of expertise. What unites us is our passion for yachting and for excellence. There is little in the world of yacht charter that our teams have not encountered and their capabilities in dealing with every request are unrivalled. Skilled at negotiating the best rates for clients, creating unforgettable itineraries, and ensuring the smooth running of events, they draw on personal knowledge from the worlds of business, Grand Prix management, PR & advertising and superyacht crew, with a natural propensity to over-deliver.
Integrity and experience are the hallmarks of our sales and management teams, whose individual qualities and knowledge ensure that we can offer a uniquely tailored service to our clients. Their backgrounds have a distinctly maritime or daring leaning, from superyacht captains and engineers, to naval commanders, global explorers, hot air balloon pilots, competitive sailors, sportsmen and business entrepreneurs. There is no one size fits all in the superyacht world, and our diverse team offers a truly individual service to our clients.