To whom it may concern,

We hereby confirm that Mr. FAULKNER THOMAS MICHEAL JONN was employed by our company as Chief on M/Y “RIVA” (Benetti Classic, a 37meter, privately registered vessel) from summer 2013 – on temporary base, from October 2013 until October 2015 – on permanent base.

Although M/Y Riva is a private yacht, she was very busy and frequently used by the owner and his High-profile guests (up to 12 people). Starting from the summer of 2013, the yacht completed three highly successful summer seasons with cruises all over the West Mediterranean.

The Owner and guests are very demanding with regards to the quality of food and provision, they requested miscellaneous Cuisine: international, Mediterranean, variations of seafood and food for the children.

All this brought extra challenges to the Chef, who worked hard, methodically and worked creatively with the menu, in order to meet Owner’s expectations.

Along with the cooking for the Owner and guests, during his employment on MY RIVA, Thomas Faulkner was also responsible for cooking on a daily basis for 7 crewmembers. Thomas also provisioned, maintained and cleaned the galley and helped out with boat duties for example being on watch and mooring (whenever possible). He also proved himself to be an honest and reliable person as well as a very responsible employee during his 2,5 years of working for our company.

Thomas has shown himself as a outstanding Chef and a real expert at his job, he was getting frequent complements from the Owner and guests.

His reason for leaving is due to the sale of the yacht. We have found Thomas to be hard working, professional and would be glad to work with him again in future, as well as recommending him for the Chef position that he may apply for.

Please feel free to contact us for any further inquiries.

Kirill Ivanenko

Thank you and best regards,

Kirill Ivanenko Arcon Yachts+7.926.085.66.66www.arconyachts.com

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