As a leading yacht firm with over $450 million in yacht sales, IYC consistently ranks as one of the top three brokerage companies in the world. In 2018, IYC secured more sales above the 24 meter mark than any other firm in the world, it ranked number one there.
With over 100 brokers stationed at over 12 offices strategically positioned across 3 continents, IYC’s Excellence Awards certainly gives the consumer and the industry a glimpse into the who’s who in the industry and who the accomplished brokers are. Brokers are chosen from Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Nantucket and the Great Lakes Region in the United States. Then in Stockholm, London and Russia in Europe and Monaco, Greece, Montenegro, Croatia and Cyprus in the Mediterranean region.
Stefanos Makrymichalos, the CEO and founder ensures that the process of buying or selling a yacht is effortless. This is not an easy task as buyers and sellers both have their idiosyncrasies, as anyone in the industry can tell you. Those in the know, KNOW. Then apply that to a mega-yacht. Makrymichalos must have stumbled on a formula of pacification, position and inventory. That is by definition a trifecta in any industry.
With a massive global network of sellers and buyers in the industry, a strong and friendly leader and a large and knowledgeable team, it can only be a win win. IYC is one of the leading S&P companies in the industry with a fleet valued over $1 billion, the largest charter fleet globally and hundreds of successful mega-yacht transactions to date. IYC also maintains a team specifically tailored for marine insurance coverage that fully protects both parties during negotiations.
On March 23, IYC celebrated their global team at the posh Eau Palm Beach, Manalapan, F.L. a well known resort and spa. A small group enjoyed lite bites and cocktails by the sea in the sunken garden, then several courses were served in a small ballroom at a few tables. The room was filled with gratitude as many of the guests had not been out in months and smiles filled the room as the team was rewarded for their excellence for their service over the last two years. Unfortunately, many were not able to attend from abroad. The Excellence Awards, which recognizes exceptional performance within the IYC team went as following:
The broker awarded with the 2020 Sales Excellence award for achieving the highest sales was Kevin Bonnie of the Monaco office. Barbara Stork Landeweer, of South Florida with the 2020 Charter Excellence Award for achieving the highest charter retail sales for the company, including some of the most well known mega-yachts in the industry. Liliana Lopez, of South Florida received the 2020 Employee Excellence Award. John Weller, received the first time IYC Humanitarian Award as he launched Well-er Days, Freedom Waters, where he arranges yacht day trips for children with cancer and veterans and is heavily involved in the Annual Big Brothers/Big Sisters Fishing Tournament.
IYC also celebrated its 2019 awarded employees. The original awards ceremony was cancelled. The Sales Excellence Award in 2019 went to Mark Elliott. Elliott has been with IYC for over 20 years and is well known in the industry. Katie Macpherson earned the title of Charter Excellence of the Year. The 2019 Employee Excellence Award went to Terry Hines with 25 years of experience.
