Chairman
Stephen M. Julius

Stephen M. Julius is currently Chairman of Chris-Craft Corporation and Chairman of Indian Motorcycle Company. He is also founder and managing director of Stellican Ltd., a private equity firm based in London. The firm focuses on investments in re-launching companies with well known brands. To date, those investments have been concentrated in the United Kingdom, Italy and the United States.

Just prior to purchasing Chris-Craft from bankruptcy, Stellican owned Riva SpA, a luxury boat building company in Italy, and Vicenza Calcio, a premier football team in the Serie A. Stellican’s most recent acquisition in 2004 was that of Indian Motorcycle Company in the USA.

Stephen holds both a bachelor's and master's degree in Classics from Magdalen College at Oxford University. He also has a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University's Graduate School of Business. Stephen is married with three children and splits his time between homes in London, UK, and in Portofino, Italy and his businesses in the USA.

President
Stephen F. Heese

Stephen F. Heese is currently President and CEO of Chris-Craft Corporation and partner of Stellican Limited, the British Investment firm led by Stephen Julius.

Prior to Chris-Craft, Steve spent twelve years at Erico International Corporation in a variety of roles, including Managing Director of the Europe, Asia and Australia regions, President of Erico Products Australia Ltd., and Vice-President of Sales & Marketing for Erico Fastening Systems. Steve also spent three years at Price Waterhouse in Tampa as a member of the management consulting group.

Originally from Tampa, Steve has a bachelor's degree in accounting from Tulane University and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University's Graduate School of Business. He is a Certified Public Accountant and an active member of the AICPA and FICPA. Steve met his business partner Stephen Julius at Harvard. He met his wife Amanda while living in Australia. They have three kids and live in Sarasota, Florida.

Management

Chris-Craft boasts top-of-the-line professionals throughout our organization. Many members of our management team have been working in the boating industry for years. They bring to Chris-Craft the expertise that is needed to make our brand the best in the business. Under the direction of Stephen Julius and Steve Heese, Chris-Craft's management team possesses the creativity and determination that goes into every single Chris-Craft boat that leaves our facilities.

Bob Greenberg - Vice President of Operations
Jeff Ellis - Vice President of Sales
Steve Callahan - Vice President of Materials
Mark Poncin - Chief Financial Officer
Meghan Stout - Director of Dealer Marketing
Chad Gould - Director of Product Development & Engineering
Michael Schmelzer - Director of Customer Service

Our Boat Builders

Chris-Craft employs a wide range of skilled craftsmen, many of whom come from families that have worked at Chris-Craft for generations. Quite a few employees have spent their entire working lives at Chris-Craft, while younger talent brings the latest industry thinking from other areas of the boat building industry. Together our people make a difference, not merely because they possess unique expertises in specialist areas, but because they bring passion and integrity to what they do. The mutual respect we have for diverse skills each person brings makes more than just a highly professional yard; we’re a close-knit family. In short, the accumulated knowledge within Chris-Craft is unequalled by any other boat company anywhere in the world.