Lindblad Expeditions Holding immediately introduced two key government appointments: Natalya Leahy will be part of as Chief Government Officer (CEO), efficient Jan. 1, 2025, and Rick Goldberg has been appointed Chief Monetary Officer (CFO), efficient Dec. 31, 2024.
Leahy is ready to hitch Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. as Chief Government Officer starting Jan. 1, 2025. She was most just lately president of Seabourn.
“As Lindblad Expeditions strikes into its forty sixth yr, I’m delighted and assured that the management of Natalya Leahy as CEO and Rick Goldberg as CFO will characterize an energized, proficient and skilled partnership, main the Firm into our subsequent part of development within the experiential journey house each at sea and on land,” mentioned Sven-Olof Lindblad, founder and present CEO of Lindblad Expeditions and a member of the Board. “I look very a lot ahead to, together with my fellow Board members, supporting Natalya and Rick to take care of and strengthen our place because the leaders on this quickly rising sector of the journey business and creating significant worth for all of our stakeholders.”
As president of Seabourn she was liable for all points of the posh cruise line’s enterprise and operations, main a worldwide workforce of greater than 4,000 shoreside and seagoing staff. Previous to taking over the function of President, Leahy spent a number of years serving in varied management positions at Holland America Group, together with Chief Operations Officer (COO) and CFO, respectively. All through her profession, Leahy served in varied management roles for international organizations, reminiscent of The Procter & Gamble Firm, United Nations, and The Coca-Cola Firm.
Goldberg at the moment serves as CFO of Founders Desk Restaurant Group, the place he has led all points of the high-growth, fast-casual restaurant firm’s finance, actual property and improvement, franchising, and buyer insights, since 2021. Beforehand, Goldberg additionally held varied management positions, together with CFO, at Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc., one of many largest suppliers of assisted tax preparation companies in the US.
“We’re excited to welcome two distinctive leaders whose expertise, drive, talent units, and values completely align with our imaginative and prescient and mission,” mentioned Mark D. Ein, present Chairman of the Board. “Natalya’s in depth background in senior management throughout international journey and iconic brand-focused firms, mixed with Rick’s broad expertise as a senior finance chief, will deliver invaluable views to our workforce. Their confirmed success and dedication to excellence will probably be instrumental in driving operational and monetary efficiency, reaching our bold development targets, and delivering lasting worth to our stakeholders.”
“I’m excited and humbled by the chance to guide such a purpose-driven group like Lindblad Expeditions, the pioneer of recent expedition cruising and the undisputed skilled in journey journey,” mentioned Leahy. “Almost 50 years in the past, Lindblad Expeditions created the expedition journey class, serving as a beacon of genuine, immersive, and accountable exploration. I wholeheartedly imagine within the transformative energy of journey, and Lindblad Expeditions is uniquely creating life-changing experiences for classy vacationers desperate to discover the Earth’s most extraordinary locations in excessive consolation. I’m honored to hitch the proficient workforce right here and construct on Sven’s legacy as we embrace the thrilling alternatives forward.”
“I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of Lindblad Expeditions as the brand new CFO and to be part of such a revered Firm with a deep heritage,” mentioned Goldberg. “With a powerful monetary basis and spectacular development trajectory forward, I sit up for delivering long-term worth for our shareholders whereas creating distinctive visitor experiences along with Lindblad Expeditions’ proficient management workforce.”
Leahy succeeds Lindblad Expeditions’ Founder, Sven-Olaf Lindblad, who will turn out to be Founder and Co-Chair of the Board.
Ein will turn out to be Board Co-Chair in addition to Lead Unbiased Director. Rick Goldberg succeeds L. Dyson Dryden, who has served as interim CFO since June 2024, and continues his long-standing place as a Board Director.