Section 06 · Candidate Profile

A Nautical Manager who treats training as an operational system.

Twenty years of maritime discipline, applied to the one place where Viking's safety record and guest promise actually meet: the daily behaviour of the crew.

Professional summary

Nautical management professional with deep command of inland waterway and ocean-going operations, combining bridge-level technical authority with a structured Learning & Development practice. Experienced in translating dense regulatory frameworks — CCNR, SOLAS, STCW, MARPOL and the Polar Code — into behaviours that hold under pressure, at night, in traffic, in ice.

Leadership style is consensus-driven and evidence-based, shaped by Scandinavian management norms: flat hierarchy where safety is concerned, absolute clarity where command is concerned. Builds bridge teams in which the most junior officer can challenge the most senior decision using a shared, rehearsed protocol.

Committed to Viking's standard of quiet excellence: no casinos, no crowds, no shortcuts. This portfolio maps twenty itineraries, four pedagogical pillars and a measurable KPI framework into a single L&D system ready to be deployed across River, Ocean and Expedition fleets.

Regulatory Command
CCNR · USCG · SOLAS · STCW · MARPOL · Polar Code · IAATO
Fleet Scope
River corridors, ocean voyages and polar expedition operations
Leadership Style
Consensus-led, evidence-based, just-culture accountability
L&D Craft
Simulator scenario design, blended delivery, behavioural verification
Languages & Culture
Multilingual crew leadership across 40+ nationalities
Stakeholders
Port agents, pilots, flag states, hotel operations, shoreside HR