The International Yacht Brokers Association announced that it named Andrew Parkinson executive director, based at IYBA headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The association has more than 2,000 individual members at more than 900 businesses.
“I am delighted to welcome Andrew to the role of IYBA executive director and look forward to working with him as we continue to expand our association’s many valuable tools and benefits for members and the industry as a whole,” chief operating officer Paul Flannery said in a press release.
Parkinson has more than 20 years of experience in brand, content and organizational leadership. He was a licensed broker and dealer with Merritt Yacht Brokers and Denison Yachting, and he was an active member of FYBA, the group that became IYBA. Most recently, he was editorial director of the Sail Group at Firecrown Media and editor-in-chief and head of brand at Cruising World (a sister magazine to Soundings Trade Only under parent Firecrown).
