AELIA Yacht for Sale

Michel, who is half Greek and half Danish, grew up sailing the waters of Athens and surrounding Greek islands. At the age of 18, he studied International Business and Finance at Georgetown University, in Washington DC. After graduating with honors in 2000, he worked as an investment banker with Merrill Lynch in New York City.

In 2003, Michel left the corporate world to join his father’s flourishing yacht brokerage firm in his hometown of Athens. For over fifteen years, he spearheaded the yacht sales department, while actively growing the entire business and overseeing the various services that IYC provides its clients. Today, he is the global managing partner of IYC.

Michel’s expertise in the yachting market is extensive, with a specific interest in new build yachts between 30m-75m. He has years of experience working closely with some of the world’s top shipyards, cultivating relationships with industry stakeholders and yacht owners across the globe. He is committed to providing the best service to each IYC client, with their interests always as his top priority.

Michel is based out of the IYC office in Athens and is happily married with three beautiful young daughters. He is fluent in four languages.

Born in the UK, Richard’s career in yachting started at a young age, where following his university degree, he spent time living on the south coast taking his sailing and powerboat qualifications. Richard then spent a year in the South of France as a crew member on board a number of large sailing yachts, putting his operational skills into practice. Back on dry land, Richard then began his role as senior account manager at media platform, Superyachts.com where he gathered extensive industry knowledge and contacts over several years before joining IYC in March 2017 as Sales & Charter Consultant. Over the past three years with the company, Richard’s achievements have included a number of successful superyacht sales alongside bringing new yachts to the market, hosting high-profile events across the globe and forming strategic partnerships. Further, he was also instrumental in the opening of IYC’s new office in London in Mayfair – a location from which Richard hopes to establish a discerning client base, and grow the energetic in-house team.