Born and raised on the Frisian lakefront, Christian’s passion for sailing and ship’s carpentry evolved quickly to a vocation in naval architecture and design after his apprenticeship at Royal Huisman in 1989.
Leaving university with a degree in Naval Architecture, he gathered a versatile experience in marine engineering and project development which resulted in many well-recognized and award-winning yachts.
At Royal Huisman he has fulfilled management positions in Project Management, Design & Engineering, Business Development and Contract management. Before his appointment at Royal Huisman in 2010, Christian was a Co-owner, Chief Naval Architect and Director of Engineering at Vripack. He was involved in numerous projects, developed and built worldwide.
In 2017 he decided to concentrate on his strength in engineering & project management and thus, Arcadia Maritime Group came to life.
Christian is member of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects (RINA) and The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST).
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