KNUT HEIBERG-ANDERSEN

Knut Heiberg-andersen joined Windy Boats back in 1990 as Sales and Marketing Coordinator rising rapidly through the ranks to Managing Director, President/ceo and more recently Executive Chairman/mentor. In that time he not only helped make Windy’s reputation as one of the world’s leading manufacturers of performance sports-cruisers, he also succeeded in the far more demanding task of maintaining that success for over 30 years despite fast changing consumer tastes and two global recessions.

That he managed to steer Windy safely through this maze to a bright new future building everything from top-quality driver-focused sportsboats and cruisers to custom built superyacht tenders, while retaining his warmth and humour is a testament to his visionary skills and exceptional character.

As Windy’s current CEO Trevor Fenlon put it to us when told of the decision to award this prize to Knut: “Many words spring to mind when describing Knut: smart, warm, friendly, but none of them can do justice to his all-round talents and driven but fun approach to life and work. He is a true gentleman of our industry.”