Meet Bob Saxon

Saxon is a self-described pioneer in yacht management, crew management, yacht build projects and yacht charter specializing in the luxury yacht space, having held a series of senior executive and leadership positions in the large yacht sector.

Services

  • Business Consulting
  • Market Strategist
  • Strategic Alliances
  • Public Speaking and Copy-Writing

Quick Contact

by phone: +954.224.5307
by e-mail: bob@bobsaxon.net

More About Bob

Bob Saxon is an iconic figure in the global yachting community. With over 30 years of experience he has been in pioneer in yacht management, crew management, yacht build projects and yacht charter specializing in the luxury yacht space. He is regarded by many as the patriarch of yacht management and charter, bringing a highly professional and rigorous approach to the eff ective management and operation mega-yachts around the world.

He has held a series of senior executive and leadership positions in the industry working with prestigious brands. Currently Bob is President of International Yacht Collection, a full service yachting concern engaged in brokerage, charter, management, and new builds. Previously Bob was President of Camper & Nicholson's USA, a globally positioned and leading yacht concern. He held the position from 2002-2008 after selling his own business Bob Saxon Associates to Camper & Nicholsons. Prior to his role with Camper & Nicholsons he had owned and operated Bob Saxon Associates for 15 years a leader in professional yacht management services. Earlier in his career Bob was President of the Sacks Group and Vice President of Whittemore & Williams, the forerunner and pioneer of yacht management services.

Throughout his career he has worked with some 3,000 yacht owners on a broad number of yachts and types and a diverse array of projects. He is well known among yacht owners, crew and industry peers as having the highest standards of integrity, fastidious attention to detail and relentless tenacity.

Bob is also the Founding President of the International Superyacht Society, an industry trade group that supports the global superyacht industry and serves to facilitate best practices and networking across the industry at large. He is a licensed broker manager with Florida Yacht Brokers Association and a leading industry spokesman and advocate. As an accomplished public speaker he has addressed a variety of groups and associations on matters related to the industry, served as master of ceremonies at yachting affiliated events and been interviewed quoted by a range of leading media including the New York Times, Yachting, Showboats, The Economist, CNBC, National Public Radio, and a number of other trade publications and media outlets.

Bob graduated with a BA degree from Florida Atlantic University and has lived in Fort Lauderdale most of his life. In his leisure time he enjoys coaching his grandchildren's junior league baseball team.

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Services

Business
Consulting

Advising and consulting on any of a number of corporate issues in order to better position the company within the respective competitive field including business plans and overall company strategies.

Market
Strategies

Consulting on matters associated with branding, market positioning, enhancing service products, differentiation of product lines, and development of corporate cultures.

Strategic
Alliances

Consulting and advising on the development of strategic alliances within the market in order to enhance service and product profiles for the respective companies within the alliance.

Trade
Presentations

Accomplished in the art of public speaking on a variety of matters associated with the megayacht sector including ownership issues, charter marketing, yacht administrative management, marketing, and strategies to initiate change to compete in a challenging marketplace.

Public Speaking and
Copy Writing

Available to address staff or trade groups of any number on matters of selling skills, personal or corporate renewal, historical perspectives of the yachting industry, and motivational talks as well as assignment to author articles dealing with the megayacht scene from any perspective.

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Bob Saxon Fort Lauderdale, FL

+954.224.5307


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