About Us

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. He doesn’t believe in cutting corners and always pushes for an “elegantly engineered solution” to any problem.

Ozgur Cigdem – Managing Director

He holds a B.Sc. in Naval Architecture and a Master’s degree in Business Administration. His career began in 2000 with motor yacht projects in Tuzla, Istanbul. In 2002, he joined an international company to work on the world’s largest yacht project at the time, the 162m M/Y Dubai. Between 2007 and 2014, he established a world-class shipyard in Antalya, specializing in the construction of 45m–70m yachts. Over 23 years, he has been involved in more than 25 projects, gaining extensive experience in yacht construction, client relations, marketing, and finance.

In 2019, he co-founded Serenity Yachts with Turkish and American partners to develop semi-custom yachts and a high-tech electric and hybrid yacht series. Since December 2022, he has served as the President of the Board of Directors of the Antalya Free Zone Business Association, supporting the growth of the yacht building in Antalya.

Erbin Yenidunya – Production Manager

His degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration, along with his expertise in machinery and composite construction, have provided Erbin Yenidunya with a strong foundation in the yacht building industry since 2001. Over the years, he has worked as a refit manager, planning manager, production manager, and project manager in several shipyards. Erbin has managed over 25 new build projects (24–70m luxury motor yachts) and led 20 distinctive refit projects (24–50m luxury motor yachts).

At Serenity Yachts, as a co-founder and production manager, he oversees production management for new builds and refits while also supervising our engineering and production teams, along with dedicated subcontractors.