Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection names Alan Leibman CEO and Tatiana Ferreira President
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has appointed Alan Leibman as Chief Executive Officer and promoted Tatiana Ferreira to President, bringing a new leadership pairing to its luxury yacht business. Leibman, already…
Sasha Brown
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The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has appointed Alan Leibman as Chief Executive Officer and promoted Tatiana Ferreira to President, bringing a new leadership pairing to its luxury yacht business.
Leibman, already a member of the company’s board, succeeds Ernesto Fara. He brings more than three decades of luxury hospitality experience, including leadership of Kerzner International and its Atlantis and One&Only brands.
The appointment also reconnects him with a brand from the beginning of his career. Leibman started at The Ritz-Carlton in Houston in 1990 and later became the company’s youngest general manager at the age of 25.
Ferreira moves into the presidency from the Chief Sales Officer role. Her expanded responsibilities combine sales and commercial activities with information technology, marketing and guest experience. Her career has included Louis Vuitton, Neiman Marcus, Starwood Hotels & Resorts and The Walt Disney Company.
The company now operates three yachts. Evrima launched in 2022, followed by Ilma in 2024 and Luminara in July 2025. The leadership announcement therefore comes after the collection’s move from a single-yacht operation to a broader fleet.
The two appointments place complementary responsibilities alongside one another. Leibman’s background centres on luxury hospitality leadership, while Ferreira’s enlarged portfolio connects the customer proposition, commercial activity and the systems that support them.
For travel advisers and other industry partners, that combination is particularly relevant. Selling a luxury yacht experience involves more than an itinerary: the promise made before booking must carry through to service on board and the wider guest journey.
The company announced the changes on 9 November 2026.
