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1850 SE 17th Street, Suite 301 ♦ Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316 ♦ 954.522.2323
www.iyc.com ♦ info@iyc.com
For Immediate Release—IYC Corporate News
Date: 18 June 2012
Contacts
♦ Bob Saxon, International Yacht Collection, bsaxon@iyc.com, +1 954.522.2323
♦ Amy Halsted, The Halsted Agency, seagourmet@toad.net, +1 207.703.2053
Fabien Roché Joins IYC-Monaco as Director of Yacht Management-Europe
IYC’s Yacht Management Division Provides New Level of Expertise, Customer Service
18 June 2012, Monaco and Fort Lauderdale, Florida: IYC is pleased to announce the appointment of Fabien Roché as
Director of Yacht Management-Europe, a newly created position based in IYC’s Monaco office. This is a critical step in
IYC’s widening global presence and indicates the firm’s dedication to placing key personnel close to clients to meet the
exacting demands of the global superyachting marketplace.
Fabien joins André Peens in IYC’s Yacht Management Division (Peens was named Director of Yacht
Management IYC-Fort Lauderdale in December 2011). “I look forward to working hand-in-hand with André to expand
the fleet of managed yachts within IYC while providing our clients with a more broad support base as we directly
represent the interest of our owners in Europe and the Mediterranean," says Roché.
Bob Saxon, IYC’s President, comments, “It cannot be overstated that in our unique business, we are charged with
providing an unusual level of direct, seasoned expertise to our customers. The distinctive aspect of superyachting that is
yacht management requires more precision than the management of any other kind of luxury product or pastime. We are
most fortunate to be adding Fabien to our team and to have Fabien and André handling IYC’s clients’ needs in the
management arena.”
Fabien started his 'career' at sea at the tender age of 3, living on a sailboat and
taking educational correspondence courses to go through school. The world's oceans
became his playground: first the Mediterranean at age 7 and 8; then the Atlantic (age
10); followed by the whole Caribbean from Venezuela to the Virgin Islands. Upon
completing his A-levels in the U.K., Fabien passed his first Commercial Maritime
license in 1987; the second followed a year later. He then sailed for a humanitarian
organisation and was responsible for navigation, electrics and engineering.
Landing at Réunion Island, Fabien Roché skippered his first charter yacht at
age 19. He worked on charter and private yachts in the Mediterranean and Caribbean
until the early 1990s. He resumed his studies at the Merchant Marine Academy in
Nantes, France, obtaining his Master's license in 1996.
Fabien has built much of his maritime skills on yachts, most recently Indian Empress and Felicita West as well as
sail and power cruise ships and (to a lesser extent) on commercial ships. His years of experience embraces expedition
yachting and cruising all over the world, including Antarctica and the Arctic, the Amazon and Orinoco rivers, Great
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New Construction ♦ Yacht Sales, Management & Charter ♦ Yachting Vacations ♦ Crew Services
1850 SE 17th Street, Suite 301 ♦ Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316 ♦ 954.522.2323
www.iyc.com ♦ info@iyc.com
Lakes, Caribbean, Baltic Sea, North & Western Europe, Mediterranean, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Central and South
America, South-East Asia, and more.
Fabien's hobbies include photography, travelling, geography, cartography, diving, sailing, hiking, skiing,
swimming, rock climbing, IT, vintage wines, reading, music, cinema and languages.
How to Reach Him
 Fabien Roche, +377 97 98 24 24 | Cell: +33 611 768 008 | Fax: +377 97 98 10 13, froche@iyc.com
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About International Yacht Collection (IYC)
International Yacht Collection (IYC) is a sophisticated global brand
with expertise in all aspects of presenting the yachting lifestyle to
discerning clientele. The firm incorporates all disciplines of the
large yacht business through yacht management and brokerage, new
large yacht construction services, yachts vacation, charter
marketing, yacht management and crew placement.
In order for IYC’s extensive and highly experienced staff to provide consistently superlative customer support, IYC
offices are located in strategic ports of call: Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach, Florida, Newport, Rhode Island, Nassau,
Bahamas, St. Maarten and Monaco.
IYC is a member of American Yacht Charter Association (AYCA), Charter Yacht Brokers Association (CYBA),
Florida Yacht Brokers Association (FYBA) and MYBA.