Pendennis Worldclass Superyachts
Project Management
David Bentley
David has always had an interest in yachts; he studied yacht design and boat building in Falmouth and Southampton before joining Peter Freebody on the Thames and then Western Yachts in Falmouth subsequent to moving to Pendennis in 1989. He is currently working on the refit of a 42m Feadship.
Franck Bonnamy
Franck joined Pendennis in 1995 as a graduate trainee. From here Franck was involved in contract and project management, following this he helped develop the Sales & Marketing team. Since January 2009 he has been working full time on our new Ron Holland 46m ketch and oversaw the construction and delivery of this project in Spring 2011.
Tyrone Harvey
In 1989 when the company formed Tyrone joined as a Fabricator, he moved into his current role as Project Manager approximately 14 years ago. He has worked on some of our most prestigious projects including the new builds - Beagle II; Mamamouchi; Wally B; Beagle V and Boo Too. Tyrone also has a list of refit projects which he has managed including: Boo Too; Nariida; Antarctica; Anakena (Phase 1); Christine; Monaco; Lazy Jack; Anakena (Phase 2); Elisabeth F, Va Bene and Tenaz (ex Mamamouchi).
Charlie Ross BEng. MSc.
Charlie joined the Pendennis Team in 2006 as a Project Manager. Since graduating as a Naval Architect from Southampton University he has spent the majority of his time working as a Marine Surveyor for Lloyd's Register both in the UK and abroad. Charlie's most recent launch was our 30m Dubois Nostromo, and has recently worked on the completion of Hemisphere, a 44m catamaran. Charlie has recently moved to the Med to head up our new Refit Centre in Palma.
Niels Van Dinther
Niels joined the team in October 2002 as a Joinery Supervisor then in 2004 he progressed into the role of Project Manager. He has previously managed refits on Mamamouchi; Il Odyssey; Margaret Ann; Infatuation; Windrose; Trading Network; Celtic Spirit; Catalyst; Fair Lady and Aurora. Niels finished project managing the construction of the new expedition yacht STEEL in 2009, and has since been responsible for the delivery of the 32m B105 new build project Akalam in spring 2011.
