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INSIGHTS

He began his career as an environmental engineer with

Industrial Clean Air, Inc. Quickly climbing the corporate ladder, MacRae served as Vice President and Vice President of Sales following the acquisition of Industrial Clean Air by Ecolaire Systems, Inc., where he looked for exciting and memorable venues for entertaining clients and soon began frequenting Hornblower Tours in Berkeley. By placing a

Terry MacRae great deal of importance on customer service, safety and teamwork, he grew the original two-boat acquisition to a +80 vessel, $260 million company with over 2,000 employ-

President & Chief ees, who will serve an estimated 12,000,000 guests in 2017.

He has served as President of the Passenger Vessel As-

Executive Of? cer, sociation (PVA) and helped to create the joint U.S. Coast

Guard/PVA Partnership Action Team and is a past member

HMS Global Maritime of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME). Notably, he was selected as California Travel In- dustry Association’s Entrepreneur of the Year in 1999. Ac- erry MacRae founded Hornblower Yachts, LLC tive in other roles as well, MacRae also served in the past as (doing business as Hornblower Cruises & Events) a board member for San Francisco Travel, the U.S. Travel

Tin 1980, and serves as Chief Executive Of? cer, the Association and as a Commissioner and Vice Chairman

President and is also its owner. Mr. MacRae is the Co- for the California Travel & Tourism Commission, which founder of HMS Global Maritime and the American promotes travel to and within the state. He is currently the

Queen Steamboat Company, and serves as Chief Execu-

Chairman of the National Parks Hospitality Association an tive Of? cer of Alcatraz Cruises, LLC, Statue Cruises, LLC, organization of national park concessioners, and the Chair-

Hornblower Canada Co., Hornblower Cable Cars, Inc. man of the National Parks Promotion Council, and organi- and HNY Ferry, LLC (doing business as NYC Ferry). He zation that promotes visitation to our national parks. Mr. leads one of the largest and fastest growing charter, dining MacRae is a graduate of California State Polytechnic Uni- cruise, and ferry operating companies in the nation.

versity at San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor of Science degree

Among other things, MacRae is an expert in the design, in Mechanical Engineering. Listen in this month as one of renovation, construction and operation of green/hybrid the most recognizable stakeholders in the nation’s ferry and passenger vessels, and a highly regarded leader in the ? ne passenger ship industry shares his thoughts on the current dining, entertainment, tourism, and ferry transportation state of the domestic passenger vessel industry and where development sectors. He leads the team that successfully it – as well as Hornblower itself – might be headed next.

won 10-year-long contracts, awarded by the National

Park Service, to provide the exclusive transportation of

Hornblower’s footprint across the maritime sector visitors to Alcatraz Island, and the Statue of Liberty Na- certainly has changed and expanded over time – tional Monument and Ellis Island Immigration Museum, mostly under your leadership. It also has many divi- sions. Tell us about your