Andrea Eggers has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Porto Montenegro, while David Margason will focus on the continued growth and expansion of Adriatic 42 in Bijela.
Adriatic Marinas has appointed Andrea Eggers as Chief Executive Officer of Porto Montenegro, placing an executive with extensive experience in destination management, real estate and mixed-use developments at the head of one of the Adriatic's best-established superyacht marina destinations. The leadership change will also see David Margason concentrate on the continued growth and expansion of Adriatic 42, the yacht refit and repair operation at Bijela.
The appointment comes as Porto Montenegro continues to develop beyond its original marina role into a broader waterfront destination combining superyacht berthing, residences, hospitality, retail and leisure. Adriatic Marinas says Eggers will focus on destination development, international promotion, sustainability and innovation, linking the management change directly to the next stage of Porto Montenegro's development.
Eggers joins Adriatic Marinas with almost two decades of senior leadership experience across major European mixed-use, retail and lifestyle destinations. Before arriving at Porto Montenegro, she held roles including Retail Portfolio Director for Austria and Germany and General Manager at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, where her responsibilities included the strategic and commercial performance of a multi-asset portfolio.
Her professional background spans portfolio management, leasing, marketing, operations, hospitality and destination development. Those disciplines increasingly overlap with the way major superyacht marinas are operated, particularly where the marina forms the centre of a wider residential, hospitality and commercial waterfront destination.
That distinction is especially relevant at Porto Montenegro because the marina is only one component of the development in Tivat. The destination combines large-yacht infrastructure with residences, hotels, restaurants, retail and community facilities, creating an operating model in which marina management and destination management are closely connected.
Porto Montenegro has grown from the redevelopment of a former naval base in Tivat into one of the Adriatic's most recognisable large-yacht hubs. The destination combines more than 500 home-port berths with capacity for yachts up to 250 metres, alongside the residential, hospitality and shoreside infrastructure associated with a year-round waterfront community.
Under Eggers, Adriatic Marinas says the focus will include strengthening Porto Montenegro's international profile while placing continued emphasis on sustainability and innovation. The strategy also extends beyond the marina itself by reinforcing Montenegro's position as a yachting, tourism and investment destination.
Eggers has described Porto Montenegro as a destination shaped by its homeowners, yacht owners, residents, guests, partners and local community. That approach indicates that its next phase will continue to combine commercial development with the broader placemaking model that has grown around the marina in Tivat.
The leadership change also creates a clearer division between two increasingly important parts of the Adriatic Marinas operation. While Eggers assumes responsibility for Porto Montenegro, David Margason will concentrate his leadership on the continued growth and expansion of Adriatic 42 at Bijela.
Porto Montenegro and Adriatic 42 perform different but complementary roles within Montenegro's developing superyacht infrastructure. Porto Montenegro provides home-port, destination and marina capability in Tivat, while Adriatic 42 gives the Bay of Kotor a dedicated refit and repair operation for yachts requiring technical work beyond routine marina maintenance.
The combination strengthens Montenegro's ability to function as a practical operating base rather than solely as a seasonal cruising destination. Large yachts can combine berthing and shoreside services in Tivat with specialist technical support elsewhere in the bay, reducing the need to leave the region for every substantial maintenance requirement.
Major superyacht marinas increasingly compete on more than berth dimensions and shore power. Owners, captains and managers also assess transport links, technical support, crew infrastructure, hospitality, security, provisioning and the quality of the wider destination when choosing where a yacht will spend significant periods of time.
Porto Montenegro already operates within that broader model, with the marina forming the centre of an extensive waterfront destination. Appointing an executive whose background combines commercial property, hospitality and destination management therefore reflects the way the development has evolved beyond the conventional boundaries of marina management.
For Adriatic Marinas, the new management structure creates a clearer distinction between expanding the destination at Tivat and strengthening technical yacht capability at Bijela. If both continue to develop in parallel, Montenegro's proposition becomes increasingly comprehensive: a superyacht can berth, operate, maintain and support its programme within the same compact part of the Adriatic.