New Lindblad CEO
By Anne Kalosh.
Lindblad Expeditions has just announced the company has a new CEO as its founder and longtime chief executive Sven-Olof Lindblad moves to co-chair Lindblad Expeditions Holdings.
The incoming president and CEO is Dolf Berle, CEO of Topgolf Entertainment Group since 2018. Before that, he was president and COO of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment.
“It has been a tremendous honor to serve as the CEO of Lindblad Expeditions since founding the company in 1979, and I am proud of all that we have accomplished over the last 40 years,” Lindblad said. “We’ve built a business based on the respect and understanding of geography and connecting our more than hundreds of thousands of loyal guests and new audiences worldwide with nature, culture and an opportunity to explore the world.”
Lindblad added he’s “pleased to hand the baton to Dolf, who I have gotten to know well and for whom I have great respect and admiration. I am confident that his outstanding leadership, integrity and character make him the right choice to serve as our next leader.”
Dolf Berle. * Photo: Topgolf Entertainment Group
Continued Involvement
Further, Lindblad said he looks forward to his continued involvement with the company as co-chair with Mark Ein.
According to Ein, Berle “understands the importance of delivering unmatched guest experiences and creating communities where guests want to return time and again.”
Ein also credited Sven Lindblad for building “one of the world’s greatest expedition and adventure travel companies by pioneering innovative ways to connect people and places. It is because of his leadership that Lindblad Expeditions is synonymous with life-changing adventures for so many people.”
Sven-Olof Lindblad. * Photo: Lindblad Expeditions
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HEIDI SARNA
Does anyone know the personal email address of Sven-Olof Lindblad, Ceo of Lindblad and National Geogrphic Expeditions? Alternatively, a mailing address which he will personally receive.