Seabourn president Natalya Leahy joins Lindblad Expeditions
Seabourn president Natalya Leahy has joined Lindblad Expeditions as its new chief executive officer
Leahy take up her new role with the expedition cruise line on 1 January 2025, alongside Rick Goldberg, who has been appointed chief financial officer, effective 31 December 2024.
Leahy succeeds Lindblad Expeditions founder, Sven-Olof Lindblad, who will become co-chair of the board. Mark D. Ein, current chair of the board, will become board co-chair as well as lead independent director.
Goldberg succeeds L. Dyson Dryden, who has served as interim CFO since June 2024, and continues his long-standing position as a board director.
“As Lindblad Expeditions moves into its 46th year, I am delighted and confident that the leadership of Natalya Leahy as CEO and Rick Goldberg as CFO will represent an energised, talented and experienced partnership, leading the company into our next phase of growth in the experiential travel space both at sea and on land,” said Lindblad.
“I look very much forward to, along with my fellow board members, supporting Natalya and Rick to maintain and strengthen our position as the leaders in this rapidly growing sector of the travel industry and creating meaningful value for all of our stakeholders.”
Leahy most recently served as president of Seabourn, where she was responsible for all aspects of the luxury cruise line’s business and operations, leading a global team of more than 4,000 shoreside and seagoing employees.
Prior to that, Leahy spent several years serving in various leadership positions at Holland America Group, including COO and CFO, respectively.
“I’m excited and humbled by the opportunity to lead such a purpose-driven organisation like Lindblad Expeditions, the pioneer of modern expedition cruising and the undisputed expert in adventure travel,” said Leahy.
“I wholeheartedly believe in the transformative power of travel, and Lindblad Expeditions is uniquely creating life-changing experiences for sophisticated travelers eager to explore the Earth’s most extraordinary places in extreme comfort.”
