ABS Nautical Systems Organizational Team
Bob Kessler
Head of Sales and Operations - EMEA
Kessler has been affiliated with Nautical Systems since March of 2005. He
brings over 15 years of maritime experience with him. Of that he has over
five years of Marine IT experience. Prior to joining Nautical Systems,
Kessler owned and operated his own consulting company, RBK Data
Specialists. In this capacity he helped clients such as Royal Caribbean
Cruise Lines, Holland America, and Stolt Nielsen maintain and improve
their operational data.
Kessler graduated from the US Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point NY in 1988 with a degree in Marine Engineering. He sailed for 4 years prior to coming ashore to work as a Port Engineer. The IT portion of his career began at Stolt Nielsen Transportation Group in 1999 as the Planned Maintenance Supervisor for a fleet of over 60 ships. In this role he was responsible all maintenance and purchasing dataflow between the vessels and office.
In 2006 he relocated to London, England to grow Nautical Systems in the Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) region. Kessler lives in the Borough of Hammersmith. Outside of Nautical Systems he is active in his church as a youth leader.
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7377 4424
Email: rkessler@abs-ns.com