Elizabeth Neville – Founder, Counsel

An environmentalist with a passion for the sea and travel, Elizabeth founded Serenity Yachts to provide fellow travel enthusiasts with truly luxurious options that are more sustainable and less harmful for the natural environment. Serenity’s signature solar-powered yachts are the realization of her eco-travel dreams. She is an attorney educated at the University of Colorado Law School in the United States and licensed to practice law in California, Florida, and the US Virgin Islands. She is a published writer on international trade and international environmental law topics, having recently co-authored the sixth edition of “International Environmental Law in a Nutshell,” the foremost practical treatise on international environmental law.

Boyd Taylor – Executive Director

After graduating with honors from The University of Alabama, Boyd worked in marketing, advertising, and management consulting before finding the role of a lifetime with Serenity Yachts. A keen craftsman himself, he channeled his passion and intellect into starting up a line of luxurious solar-powered yachts. For 5 years, with the help of his team, he has helped Serenity Yachts develop, build, and bring to market multiple lines of electric and hybrid vessels. At the helm of Serenity Yachts, Boyd’s no-nonsense approach has brought refreshing clarity and transparency to the yacht building community in Turkey. He doesn’t believe in cutting corners and always pushes for an “elegantly engineered solution” to any problem.

Ozgur Cigdem – Shipyard Manager

Ozgur Cigdem graduated with a degree in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering from Istanbul Technical University and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Bilgi University. In 1999, prior to his graduation from ITU, Ozgur began working in RMK Shipyard - Istanbul on several motor yacht projects as a design and production engineer. In 2002, he joined International Marine Contractors (IMC) in Dubai to lead the outfitting department for the world’s largest yacht project – the 162m M/Y Dubai. After successfully completing the project, he moved back to Turkey where he set-up a world-class shipyard in Antalya, Sunrise Yachts (2007-2014), building yachts ranging from 45m to 70m.

Later, Ozgur and his business partner, Erbin Yenidunya, founded Taurus Marine to combine their project management, production management, and administrative skills. In 2018, Ozgur and Erbin joined forces with Serenity Yachts to manage composite serial production as well as refit projects. Ozgur’s roles in design, manufacturing, and management across 30 major projects in 23 years have given him invaluable experience in all aspects of construction, project management, customer relations, marketing and finance in the yacht building industry.

Erbin Yenidunya – Production Manager

His degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration from Akdeniz University and Anadolu University, respectively, and his background as a machinery and composite construction specialist have given Erbin Yenidunya an edge since he entered the yacht building industry in 2001. Over the years, Erbin has worked as refit manager, planning manager, production manager, and project manager in several shipyards. He has held these roles on more than 20 new build projects (24-70m luxury motor yachts) and 15 unique refit projects (24-50m luxury motor yachts). At Serenity Yachts, Erbin oversees production management of new builds and refits and, also, supervises our engineering team, production team, and dedicated subcontractors.