Ons team

Oceanwide staff

De poolgebieden zijn wat we doen. Van onze deskundige expeditiegidsen tot onze onberispelijke bemanning en ons veelzijdige kantoorpersoneel, het OEX-team is er helemaal op gericht om u de grootst mogelijke ervaring van de Noordpool, Antarctica en het sub-Antarctische gebied te geven. Doorgewinterde passagiers van onze eigen epische reizen, brengen we niet alleen een liefde voor de exotische poolwereld met ons mee, maar ook een gecombineerde rijkdom aan expertise die ongeëvenaard is door welke andere pooltouroperator dan ook. Ga met ons mee op een van onze avontuurlijke reizen en laat ons met je delen wat er allemaal te zien, te doen en te ontdekken valt in de meest afgelegen grenzen van de aarde.

Expeditie personeel

  • Adam Burke
  • Functie: Expedition leader
  • Nationaliteit: British

Adam has always had a love of the outdoors and adventure, from an early age he dreamt of visiting exotic places and immersing himself in other cultures.

This love of the outdoors led him to work teaching adventurous activities and for over fifteen years this pursuit has given him the opportunity to live and work all over the globe. He has taught sailing in Australia, paddle sports on Europe’s rivers and led expeditions in Africa.

After spending five years teaching white water safety & rescue and boat handling techniques to the fire brigade, he moved on to providing marine science support in Antarctica. He has spent over five years living between the Antarctic continent and the island of South Georgia, including overwintering twice.

Whilst providing science support he spent his time in Antarctica managing boating operations and helming RIBs for diving operations. This covered understanding environmental changes and its effects, wildlife monitoring and counting as well as water sampling for a long-term data collection.

Adam enjoys travelling with his partner who shares the same values and love of the outdoors. This has taken them from deserts to rain forests and ultramarathons in the mountains.

  • Pippa Low
  • Functie: Expedition leader
  • Nationaliteit: British

Pippa has worked as a marine guide and skipper for 10 years, primarily in Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, and the polar regions.

  • Sara Jenner
  • Functie: Expedition leader
  • Nationaliteit: British

For as long as Sara can remember, she has had a passion for travel and for finding the wildest and most remote places on Earth.

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  • Philipp Schaudy
  • Functie: Expedition leader
  • Nationaliteit: Austrian
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  • Jan Belgers
  • Functie: Expedition leader
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Eduardo Rubio
  • Functie: Expedition leader
  • Nationaliteit: Guatemalan
  • George Kennedy
  • Functie: Expedition leader
  • Nationaliteit: Australian
  • Rinie van Meurs
  • Functie: Expedition leader
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Claudio Ghiglione
  • Functie: Expedition leader
  • Nationaliteit: Italian
  • Marcel Paul
  • Functie: Expedition leader
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Ali Liddle
  • Functie: Expedition leader
  • Nationaliteit: British
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  • Hans Verdaat
  • Functie: Expedition leader
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Florence Kuyper
  • Functie: Expedition leader
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Adam Turner
  • Functie: Expedition leader
  • Nationaliteit: British
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  • Chris Long
  • Functie: Expedition leader
  • Nationaliteit: New Zealander
  • Christian Engelke
  • Functie: Expedition leader
  • Nationaliteit: German

Activiteit personeel

  • Michael Green
  • Functie: Dive Team Leader and Advisor
  • Nationaliteit: British

Michael began diving in 1980, training with the Royal Navy in Portsmouth Harbour.

After leaving the Navy, he continued to dive mainly around the UK, diving wrecks and always looking for a new story.

He is qualified as a dive instructor with BSAC and PADI and is certified to operate Drager Dolphin and Buddy Inspiration rebreathers.

Michael has worked for Oceanwide Expeditions for five years and enjoys giving divers a safe and exploratory experience in the polar regions.

Michael’s biggest tip for polar divers is to slow down, look around, and enjoy the environment.

He looks forward to enjoying it with you.

  • Henrik Enckell
  • Functie: Dive Team Leader & Advisor
  • Nationaliteit: Swedish

Henrik is an experienced dive leader, rebreather instructor trainer, and one of the first dive masters to bring tourists diving in Antarctica.

Kapiteins

  • Evgeny Levakov
  • Functie: Captain
  • Nationaliteit: Russian

Evgeny Levakov was born in a small village not far from Nerekhta, an ancient Russian town in the Kostroma region. The closest water to his village was a 15,000 square-meter pond.

His family had no relationship with the sea, but when his third grade teacher asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up, Evgeny’s answer was clear: “A sailor.”

The teacher replied that this profession did not exist in their area, but young Evgeny was unconvinced. After his mandatory time in the army, he enrolled in Murmansk’s Highest Engineering Marine School to start his naval career.

Evgeny went to sea after graduating, starting in 1984 as third officer on a fleet of fishing vessels in the city of Murmansk. During that time he sailed the waters of Antarctica, South Georgia, the Southern Orkneys, and Elephant Island.

From 1994 to 2000 he worked as chief officer on m/v Professor Molchanov for expedition cruise companies like Quark, Aurora, and Oceanwide. He was promoted to captain soon after.

In the fall of 2010, Evgeny started on m/v Plancius. His main navigational areas are the Arctic and Antarctica, including the Ross Sea and Dumont d’Urville Sea. He’s also sailed the islands of Papua New Guinea and the Amazon River between Belem and Iquitos.

Evgeny has been married since 1978 and considers this the best decision he’s ever made. He has two sons and is the proud grandfather of four grandchildren.

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  • Joachim Schiel
  • Functie: Captain
  • Nationaliteit: German

Born near the German city of Cologne, Joachim Schiel grew up some distance from the coast. His first contact with vessels came from the yearly sailing trips he made with a youth group on the Baltic.

  • Ernesto Barria
  • Functie: Captain
  • Nationaliteit: Chilean

Ernesto Barria was born in Santiago, Chile, into a family with strong bonds to the sea: His father, grandfather, and several uncles all share a love of the ocean.

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  • Arthur Yakovlev
  • Functie: Captain
  • Nationaliteit: Russian
  • Remmert Koster
  • Functie: Captain
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch

Kantoor

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  • Florian J. Piper
  • Functie: Director Sales | Arctic program
  • Nationaliteit: German
  • Karin Toornstra
  • Functie: Reservations
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • John Yeh
  • Functie: Sales Representative China & South Asia & Oceania
  • Nationaliteit: Chinese
  • Maria del Pilar Fernandez
  • Functie: International Sales Manager
  • Nationaliteit: Chilean
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  • Michel van Gessel
  • Functie: Director
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Bas Jumelet
  • Functie: Assistant Hotel Operations Manager
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Marissa Medrano
  • Functie: Accounting
  • Nationaliteit: American
  • Grace Vidal
  • Functie: Reservations, North-America
  • Nationaliteit: American
  • Teun van ‘t Verlaat
  • Functie: Technical Manager
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Sytze Posthumus
  • Functie: Financial Controller
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Adam Turner
  • Functie: CXO - Head of Expedition Operations
  • Nationaliteit: British
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  • Stefan Pruimboom
  • Functie: Staffing and Operations Advisor
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Andreas Diesing
  • Functie: Key Account Manager for the German speaking countries
  • Nationaliteit: German
  • Jornt de Meurichy
  • Functie: E-commerce officer
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Loraine van Huizen
  • Functie: Online Marketeer
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Sebastiaan Schijf
  • Functie: CFO
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Alexandra den Dikken
  • Functie: Senior Graphic Designer
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Franklin Braeckman
  • Functie: Antarctic Program Manager
  • Nationaliteit: Belgian
  • Nyrée Siereveld-Verstraete
  • Functie: Account Assistant
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Michael Frauendorfer
  • Functie: Hotel Operations Manager
  • Nationaliteit: Austrian
  • Elza Back
  • Functie: Account Assistant
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Danique van Burken
  • Functie: Senior Marketing Manager
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Dorine van Boekhout
  • Functie: Reservations
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • George Janes
  • Functie: Senior Copywriter
  • Nationaliteit: British
  • Gabi Merten
  • Functie: Reservations for the German speaking market
  • Nationaliteit: German
  • Helen de Jong
  • Functie: Sales Account Manager
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Femke Wolfert
  • Functie: Staffing Manager
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Sasha Rachkova
  • Functie: Online Marketeer
  • Nationaliteit: Russian
  • Kees Matthes
  • Functie: Nautical Superintendent
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Majanda Fens
  • Functie: Reservations Manager
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Ko de Korte
  • Functie: Consultant
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
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  • Piet Vink
  • Functie: Managing Director
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
  • Toto Vermue
  • Functie: USA and Canada Sales Manager
  • Nationaliteit: Dutch
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  • Marina Joglar
  • Functie: Reservations, North-America
  • Nationaliteit: American
  • Marie Rose Porreca
  • Functie: Reservations, North-America
  • Nationaliteit: American
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