Riviera - a year of consolidation, now a global focus for the future

by Jeni Bone on 4 Aug 2013 After a year at the helm, chairman and owner, Rodney Longhurst is steering Riviera towards a brighter more ambitious future, with major plans to revive distribution in some countries and expand into new markets.

Winners of Best Display at this year's Sydney International Boat Show, Riviera hosted the world release of the new Riviera 50 Enclosed Flybridge and a Sydney release for the new Riviera 565 SUV, along with exhibiting six other models: 445 SUV, 5000 Sport Yacht, 5800 Sport Yacht, 43 Open Flybridge, 53 Enclosed Flybridge, and the new Belize 52 Daybridge.

Here, director of brand and communications, Stephen Milne, and Rodney Longhurst describe what has been a year of triumphs, with plenty of new models on the drawing board and major plans for the 2014 Riviera Festival of Boating.

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