Henk and Tom de Vries are now overseeing the entire Feadship De Vries Group:
The next generation of the De Vries family has taken over the directorship of the Feadship Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw yard in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands. Rob and Roderick are joined on the five-strong new board at the world-famous shipyard by three highly experienced directors from outside the family. Meanwhile, Henk and Tom de Vries, who have led the yard since the 1990s, now have time to devote their full attention as directors of the De Vries Group.
The Feadship De Vries Directors - on the job.
Henk de Vries CEO of the Feadship De Vries Group Superyacht Builders - he oversees sales and other business areas.
The De Vries Group consists of the two Koninklijke De Vries yards in Aalsmeer and Makkum plus subsidiary companies Slob, Akerboom, STI Engineering and ITS. As managing director Tom de Vries is ultimately responsible for production and quality, while CEO Henk de Vries will oversee sales and other business areas. Both gentlemen have decades of experience and a reputation for their hands-on mentality, and will serve as a first directorship contact point for all the De Vries Group concerns.
The first Koninklijke De Vries yard in Aalsmeer was started in 1906 and has been run by a continuous line of family members ever since, including its role within the Feadship organization since 1949. The new board of directors was officially inaugurated on July 1 2010 and consists of five members.
Feadship's Tom de Vries - as managing director Tom de Vries is ultimately responsible for production and quality
Rob de Vries (whose father Johan de Vries was a director from 1973 to 2001) becomes director projects, while Roderick de Vries (whose father Gerard de Vries was a director from 1973 to 2002) has taken on the role of technical director. The other directors are Bas Nederpelt (sales director), John Veldman (controller) and Dennis van Haasteren (director operations).
More About Feadship:
Based in the Netherlands, Feadship is a cooperation between three of the most renowned names in yachting history – Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw, Royal Van Lent and De Voogt Naval Architects – with combined roots dating back to 1849. Recognized as the world leader in the field of custom-built luxury motoryachts, Feadship has continuously been at the forefront of innovations in both technology and design. This has led to the introduction of two custom-series options, the SL39 and F45 Vantage, plus the radical Streams concepts. Feadship also offers dedicated charter and refit services.
The Feadship Company has seen recent advances in the building of modern technologically advanced and cutting-edge superyachts. Recent yachts designed and launched by the famous yard shows an interesting departure from the traditional yacht design. There is now a desire within Feadship to lead the luxury motor yacht industry with new ideas and innovations.
Over the years the company has been responsible for the more than 200 Feadship luxury yachts in navigation today and there are several available for charter. This large number of yacht built is a testament to the companies’ experience but also an achievement in reliability. With five major large luxury yachts launched each year, Feadship is acknowledged as global leader in the construction of premium quality displacement motor yachts.
The De Vries and Royal Van Lent families founded Feadship. The name Feadship stands for First Export Association of Dutch Shipbuilders and it is the partnership between two Dutch shipyards. The yards were actually initially separately established and then came together in 1949. Recent notable additions to the Feadship fleet include M/Y ANNA and M/Y PREDATOR.
