Kevin is a qualified Master (yachts <3,000GT) and holds an MBA in shipping from Middlesex University & Lloyd's Maritime Academy. He joined Burgess as a yacht manager in 2010 following an 11-year career at sea.

He started recreational sailing as a teenager when his family moved to Cornwall. After studying business management at university, Kevin undertook a gap year culinary apprenticeship which included a six-month circumnavigation on board the QE2 and earned him a City & Guilds qualification. After completing several transatlantic deliveries of sailing yachts, in 2001 he started his career on superyachts, working up through the ranks worldwide as deck officer, safety officer and captain on large commercial charter yachts.

A native English speaker, he is also fluent in French. A longstanding MYBA member, Kevin lives with his family in the south of France.