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<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7794" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Cookson Adventures (Company)">Cookson Adventures</a> has announced the appointment of Kevin O'Conor as Head of Yachts. With over 20 years’ experience in the yachting industry, O’Conor has served as captain on both sail and motor yachts up to 90 metres, has completed two world circumnavigations, supervised custom superyacht builds as an owner’s representative and managed a multi-asset UHNW estate with a fleet of yachts.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/320969/image/large-4c752acf1aa87adaf90ba033f5262f75.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/320969">Kevin will be based in Palm Beach, Florida and will manage a team of project managers to deliver pioneering superyacht and submarine expeditions throughout the world. He’ll be responsible for building relationships with yacht owners, captains and owner representatives, charter and sales brokers, as well as the wider yachting ecosystem. This hire is one of six recent new appointments within Cookson Adventures’ growing team and follows the company’s impressive growth figures, which showed a 22 percent increase in sales on the previous financial year.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/320973/image/large-228cc216fd4427fbdf121ca3ead761df.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/320973">Kevin began his career as deck crew on a tall ship, later serving as crew and then captain on various private yachts. He went on to found and operate <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5189" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Berth One International (Company)">Berth One Palm Beach</a>, a private luxury deep water marina and shipyard, which continues to host and service the world’s largest superyachts up to 162 metres. This led to Kevin opening a US office for top Italian custom superyacht shipbuilder, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1080" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Rossinavi (Company)">Rossinavi</a>, overseeing US Sales and working closely with clients through the entire custom design and build process for yachts up to 72 metres.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/320975/image/large-0436dab7b2932a93745450cf6cf2bdae.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/320975">Kevin O'Conor commented, “<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7794" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Cookson Adventures (Company)">Cookson Adventures</a> has an impressive reputation within the industry for its creativity and originality. No other travel company designs yachting expeditions with such complexity, often pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in private travel. Clients come to Cookson Adventures expecting transformational journeys that bring elegance, innovation, and an unprecedented level of personalisation. I look forward to working with this multi-talented team to ensure that these expectations are not only met but exceeded”. Kevin O’Conor, Head of Yachts.Nick Davies, Managing Director adds,&nbsp;“Kevin joins us at an exciting time at C<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7794" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Cookson Adventures (Company)">ookson Adventures</a> as we celebrate 15 years at the forefront of luxury experiential travel. It’s the perfect time to bring someone of Kevin’s pedigree and versatility on board, as it follows increasing growth in the US market. Kevin’s impressive knowledge and experience in the luxury yacht sector will help us with our plans to drive our expansion plans both in the US market and internationally”.&nbsp;

Kevin O'Conor joins Cookson Adventures

Kevin O'Conor joins Cookson Adventures as Head of Yachts.