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NEW Appointment Derek Smith - Operations Director [2009-04-01]

Dear Friends, Colleagues, Capt's and Crew,

I’m very pleased to announce that we have a new member to the Large Yacht Solutions management team. From the 1^st April 2009 Derek Smith will be taking over as Operations Director and has the joyous task of heading and developing our ISM, ISPS and Yacht Management Services.

Derek has a wealth of experience of managing yachts and for the past 11 years has been a key figure with Fraser Management, however now happily wears the LYS badge! With an expert knowledge of ISM and ISPS Derek will initially be taking over as DPA and CSO whilst based in the London office for the first 2-3 months.

For the next year (at least) Derek will be based between London and our new office in Ft Lauderdale (official office opening to follow in 2009) and of course spending too much time in airports so he can be on the ground providing all our managed yachts with the personal service we aim to provide.

It’s been a great 4 years for LYS and I have no doubt that for the next 12 months I will continue to be actively involved with all our managed yachts operations. However as LYS expands and my focus inevitably has to be on heading all of the LYS operations, Derek, Matthew, Vincent and Nancy (and not forgetting Dave at Large Yacht Refit) will be there to ensure the quality of service remains and more importantly we continue to provide the consistency of service our clients deserve.

Derek Smith contact details: UK mobile: +44 (0)7827 293 102 | US mobile: +1 954 646 4250 | Email: management@largeyachtsolutions.com

Richard Orme

Managing Director Large Yacht Solutions Ltd

Large Yacht Solutions

Independent Yacht Consultants

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