Our modular products and agile services – in response to the challenges of our customers and market changes – have made us the market leader.
The management has the ambition to further extend this lead.

TRANSPARENT  l  MODULAR  l  COMPETENT  l  FAIR

Jelle van der Steeg

Jelle van der Steeg

CDO & Board of Directors

  • Shareholder and Board of Directors of River Advice AG, Köln-Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt GmbH and ROI Holding AG
  • Partner Social Impact Ventures, former Investment Director Waterland Private Equity
  • Over 20 years of experience in the field of acquisition and accretion of assets, over 10 years of experience in the European river cruise market

Robert Straubhaar

Robert Straubhaar

CEO & Chairman

  • 40 years of industry experience
  • 1976 Start of career on the ship, from ship’s boy to captain
  • 1984 Start of shoreside career, from trainee to shipping director
  • 2004 Start of entrepreneurial career, foundation of River Advice AG
  • Founding member and longstanding president of IG RiverCruise (www.igrivercruise.com).
  • Current Chair of the Passenger Shipping Commission at the EBU European Barge Union (www.ebu-uenf.org)
  • Currently Member of the Executive Board of the SVS Swiss Association for Shipping and Port Management (www.svs-ch.ch)

Andreas Hien

Andreas Hien

CFO

  • Former Private Equity, Partner of CMP Capital Management-Partners, among others CFO of the investment Molda AG
  • Former Roland Berger Strategy Consultant
  • Lawyer
  • A total of over 20 years of experience in the development and reorientation of companies

Oliver Sassen

Oliver Sassen

Head of Ocean

  • Over 30 years of industry experience, including more than 15 years in management
  • River and ocean cruise management expert, specialized in project management
  • MBA Shipping
  • Experience as Designated Person Ashore / Company Security Officer, Captains License

Stefan Bloch

Stefan Bloch

COO

  • Over 20 years of hospitality experience, including over 15 years in senior management and executive positions
  • Proven hospitality management expert
  • Education in business administration
  • River and Ocean operations experience