Each member of the executive team at Anglo Eastern Leisure Management and the niche segment has excelled in leadership roles at major cruise lines, hotels, and hospitality brands. We have touched virtually every area of the concessions and management business. We’ve spent time in the trenches and at the head of boardrooms. Together, we bring an unmatched spectrum of experience and expertise to guide the operations of our valued clients.
Dietmar R. Wertanzl
President & CEO
Dietmar is a true international travel and hospitality executive with a broad range of experience extending to operations, sales, marketing, HR, customer service, finance, F&B, entertainment and beyond. Prior to taking the helm at Anglo Eastern Leisure Management, he served as the Executive Vice President for FleetPro Ocean Leisure, the Miami-based ship management company that would eventually evolve into Anglo Eastern Leisure Management.
Past achievements include serving as the President and…
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Anne Marie Tompkins
Vice President of Human Resources
Anne Marie enjoys vast experience implementing and managing the shipboard and corporate HR operations for major cruise line and ship management corporations. Her role at Anglo Eastern Leisure Management is vital to the performance of our company and the teams we deliver to our clients.
Anne Marie's responsibilities include: International Recruitment; Crew Scheduling and Succession Planning; International Regulatory Compliance (ISM, STCW, MLC 2006); HR Policy and Procedure Implementation; Employee Relations; Payroll Administration; and much more. She has overseen these vital HR…
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Taylor Smith
Vice President of Finance
Joins us as our new Vice President of Finance, is a global finance leader with a demonstrated history of building high-performing teams and driving financial and operational excellence in high-growth environments worldwide. He has extensive expertise within various industries, functions, and global geographies, and he will oversee all functions of the companies finance, accounting, and administration.
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Albert Kopp
Vice President of Hotel Operations
Educated in European Hospitality programs at a young age, Albert started his career with the creation and operation of three business units. Albert’s ocean-going career started in 1993, working in various roles from Sous Chef, up to Hotel Director & Special Project Manager at such cruise lines as Deilman Cruises & Royal Caribbean Cruises.
From 2005 to 2016, Albert worked with The Apollo Group, where he moved up in the organization, ultimately holding the position of Sr. Director of Shipboard Administration…
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Stefan Heuser
Director of Hotel Operations
Stefan is an accomplished professional in the hospitality and cruise industry, who possesses a strong food and beverage background and extensive administration skills.
He was instrumental in the establishment of V.Ships Catering as its first general manager. Later, he became VP and managing director for Ship Supply Group’s catering division. Stefan joined Anglo Eastern Leisure Management in Summer 2018 and is excited to be a part of the team.
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Peter Hofler
Director of Culinary Operations
Peter has dedicated his professional life to providing enchanting culinary experiences working with many of the most revered names in travel. From New York’s legendary Plaza Hotel, to the Bellagio in Las Vegas, to his days as the Executive Chef aboard “The World” by ResidenSea, Peter has always been driven by a desire to create sumptuous dishes delivered with artful presentation.
His experience extends to menu creation, recipe formulation, galley operations, culinary team training, budgeting, wellness and dietary offerings, and much more.
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Annabelle Alvarez
Director, Operations Support
Annabelle is an accomplished professional who has vast experience in the cruise industry and directed complex supply chain and logistics functions servicing multiple vessels worldwide, including systems & warehousing operations.
Annabelle’s responsibilities include: Seasonal Agreements & Commitments with suppliers; New Products & Improvements; Setting up Logistics & Purchasing Plans; Manage the Fleetwide System Strategy & Improvement plan; and over all create a culture of lessons learned, &…
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JC Segui
Director of Information Technology
The importance of commanding today’s fluid information systems cannot be understood. Particularly, when that technology is aboard a vessel navigating the Arctic reaches or any other demanding expedition cruise destination.
JC leads this charge by managing multiple Anglo Eastern Leisure Management networks, both on shore and at sea. His team researches, configures, upgrades and maintains the information systems for various cruise ships while facilitating communications between our main office and vessel operations.
Prior to joining Anglo Eastern Leisure Management, JC served…
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