New CEO for d'Albora
by Andrew Griffin 26 Jun 2018 22:59 BST
d'Albora Rushcutters Bay © Balmain
d'Albora announces that Suzanne Davies has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of their seven strong marina management group.
Suzanne Davies has spent the last 12 years as General Manager of the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, one of Sydney's premier yacht clubs and one of the largest marinas in NSW. A committed industry player, she has engaged in many aspects of the marine industry and is a Director of the Marina Industry Association.
Combining her marine industry experience with an extensive background in international hotel management makes Suzanne Davies the ideal leader to take the group forward. Andrew Griffin, Balmain CEO said that the appointment of Suzanne Davies is key to the strategy of deepening the customer experience.
"Marina customers should be entitled to be treated like hotel guests from the moment they make contact with us: Efficient bookings, concierge style services, superior on-site maintenance facilities and services, quality food and beverage offerings encompass the personalised service that will become the hallmarks of d'Albora," Griffin said.
Davies says she is excited to take on the role. "There are great opportunities to leverage existing d'Albora marinas into a cohesive 5-star group providing customers with a variety of destinations to motor/ sail between and enjoy exclusive benefits of being a 'member' of a premium marina group in much the same way they would with a flagship hotel chain. We will also be ensuring that every marina can provide the marine services that our customers need."
In addition to d'Albora, Balmain's current portfolio of marina assets also includes Horizon Shores on the Gold Coast, Port of Airlie at Airlie Beach and Martha Cove on the Mornington Peninsula. It is expected that these three marinas will be formally added to the d'Albora group in the coming months.
Following such addition d'Albora will comprise over 3,000 berths across ten sites, together with new shipyards at Martha Cove (completion in August 2018), Horizon Shores, The Spit (work starting imminently), Akuna Bay, Pier 35 and Nelson Bay.
Key to Suzanne Davies' first year as the new CEO will be rolling out the new $50,000,000 capital works/expansion programme across all the marinas including rebuilds of aging maritime facilities at Akuna Bay, Rushcutters Bay and Nelson Bay.
Suzanne Davies will take up the reins in mid-September.