Leander Ruthel

Commercially licensed offshore skipper commanding sailing yachts up to 24m for private owners and charter clients across international waters. - Full accountability for vessel safety, crew welfare, passage planning, and guest experience across offshore passages in the Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Caribbean - Led and developed diverse, multinational crews — onboarding, briefing, and performance-managing individuals under high-stakes offshore conditions - Managed all operational dimensions: weather routing, p

Managed end-to-end delivery of corporate leadership, team-building, and incentive events for a blue-chip international client portfolio — including McKinsey & Company, Deloitte, PwC, Porsche, BMW, Amazon, Google, Allianz, and the Max-Planck-Stiftung. - Coordinated up to 50 freelance staff; delivered single events for 400+ participants (Porsche AG) and managed approximately one major event (50+ participants) per week across the May–October season - Handled recruitment, training, and scheduling - Designed and

Thesis: Leader Personality and Employee Contextual Performance: The Mediating Role of Abusive Supervision and the Moderating Role of Coworker Support Thesis grade: 8.6/10 | Advisors: Dr Kimberley Breevaart & Dr Jan Luca Pletzer Empirical moderated mediation study (N=97 leader-employee dyads) de

Full degree conducted in English | Erasmus University Rotterdam, one of Europe's leading research universities for psychology and social sciences.

Covers: offshore navigation, meteorology and weather routing, crew safety and emergency management, vessel management and maintenance, maritime law and customs compliance. Enables commercial command of vessels up to 24m in offshore waters.