Shaun van Eck was CEO of Knysna Tourism until the end of 2012. Before that, he was the Marketing Manager of Sun International's The Boardwalk in Port Elizabeth and developed its brand to being rated as the most popular attraction in the Eastern Cape. He was also Director of Tourism for Port Elizabeth, the 1999 CTA 'SA Tourism Marketer of the Year' and the 2002 IMM 'Eastern Cape Marketer of the Year'.