Klaus Schemminger is Vice President Land Operations for Viking. When he joined the company in 2004, he held the role of Manager Land Operations for our vessels operating along the Rhine and the Moselle. After a brief departure, he returned to the Viking family in 2008 to helm the land operations department. Since then, Klaus oversees all activities on land for our worldwide river fleet operations, as well as the procurement of all services.

Prior to joining Viking, he was the director of field operations at AmericanTours International (ATI) in Los Angeles from 1998 to 2003. Additionally, he has experiences in the financial and banking sectors in the areas of learning and development. Klaus received a BS in business management from Berufsakademie Villingen-Schwenningen (currently known as Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Villingen-Schwenningen), Germany, and a MA in organizational development from Antioch University, Los Angeles.