FleetPro Passenger Ship Management announced today that Hans Rood will join the Fleetpro executive team as Executive Vice President Commercial.
Fleetpro is a newly formed group composed of River Advice (Basel, Switzerland), the market leader in river cruise vessel management; and International Shipping Partners (Miami, USA), managing ocean going vessels, with a specialization in the luxury expedition sector of the cruise industry. Hans Rood has a strong background in cruise sales, services and marketing. Having held executive positions at Royal Caribbean, Holland America Cruises, Cunard and for the past seven years as EVP Hurtigruten ASA, he assures to bring a strong industry knowledge and support to the newly formed Fleetpro team.
As the leading independent manager of passenger ships, the FleetPro group manages and operates a fleet of more than 50 ocean‐going and river cruise ships under a combination of nautical, technical, hotel and catering management. FleetPro also provides services ranging from itinerary planning, ship financing, supervision of new‐buildings, the refurbishing of existing vessels, to sales and charter activities, port services, as well as insurance handling for the ships.
President of ISP, Niels‐Erik Lund, states that, "the strengthening of our executive team will further show our commitment to play a leadership role in both ocean‐going and river cruise ship management. Adding Hans to our team will assure us of a path for further growth while maintaining the strengths of the brands we serve."