Paul Flannery

Paul has been involved in the marine industry for almost his entire life, having started as a dock boy and working his way up to the position of captain on custom sportfishing boats in the tournament circuit. He holds a 500 ton U.S.C.G. Masters license, has traveled many of the oceans of the world and is also a licensed private pilot. In 1992, Paul began working as a full time yacht broker and enjoyed a successful career with his own brokerage company as well as with a few other great names in the industry. In 2008 he was asked to run for a seat on the Board of Directors of FYBA and was elected to the BOD in 2009, becoming President in 2016 & 2017. During his first term as President, he led the transition from FYBA to IYBA and established a working relationship with the other major yacht brokers associations worldwide. In early 2018, Paul was approached by the Executive Committee of IYBA and asked to assume the role of Executive Director on a full-time basis, where he currently dir