DREDGEWIRE - Key Persons
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- Outgoing Director of the Bureau of Ocean
The Biden administration has promoted longtime Democratic official Elizabeth Klein to replace Amanda Lefton, the outgoing director of the Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management. Since the administration took office in 2021, Klein has served as senior counselor to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, advising on water rights claims and climate resilience.
Andy Naquin joins Bollinger Shipyards as director of sales
Antoinette R. Gant was promoted to the rank of brigadier general today in a traditional military ceremony at her alma mater, Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas. Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Randy George, conducted the promotion ceremony. Brig. Gen. Gant is the first African American female, active-duty engineer to… Read More
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- New Chief Operating Officer for Seattle - Tacoma Inernational Airport
After a competitive and thorough hiring process, the Port of Seattle has named Arif Ghouse as the new Chief Operating Officer for Seattle-Tacoma Inernational Airport (SEA). The role of COO will lead significant projects and initiatives, including Operational Readiness Activation and Transition, Art and Innovation functions, and will be working closely with all aviation departments… Read More
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- Project Manager for North America
Dredge and Offshore Marine services supplier, Neptune Americas & Marine Corp., has announced that Aswin Janardhanan has joined their company as the Project Manager for North America. Aswin is a Naval Architect that has more than 15 years of design and project management experience in the marine and offshore sectors. He comes to us from… Read More
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- Transition Back to Chairman of the Board of Directors of Orion Group Holdings, Inc
Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) ("Company"), a leading specialty construction company, today announced that Austin J. Shanfelter will transition from Executive Chairman to Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective March 2, 2023. Mr. Shanfelter has served on Orion Group's Board of Directors since 2007 and was named Chairman in January 2021. From April to September 2022, he assumed the roles… Read More
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- Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Patriot Contract Services LLC
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- Senior Environmental Scientist
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- Promoted As Hydraulic Divison Dredge Manager at Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC
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- Promotes Joey Maldonado to Vice President of Construction Estimating
- Welcomes Marc Broussard As the New Director of Business Development
Callan Marine, LTD. is proud to introduce Joey Maldonado as their new Vice President of Construction Estimating. A 25-year veteran of the construction and maritime industry, Maldonado has worked for Kingsley Constructors, Keystone Contractors, Orion Marine Group, and Russell Marine, serving as both a Project Estimator and Design Engineer. Joey graduated from Wharton College in… Read More
Callan Marine, LTD. is proud to introduce Marc Broussard as their new Director of Business Development. Marc brings extensive sales and marketing expertise in the maritime and energy sector, as well as international markets. Callan Marine is thrilled to have Marc join their leadership team. "Marc brings over 25 years of business development experience to… Read More
Callan Marine Tasks Morris with Leading the Growing Brown Water Projects GALVESTON, TX - April 9, 2021 - Callan Marine is proud to announce the nomination of Micah Morris to Operations Manager of the Brown Water Division. Previously, Callan Marine's Vice President of Operations Kevin Pearse was responsible for both the Blue and Brown Water… Read More
Mayor Cavalier Johnson has selected Jackie Q. Carter to serve as Municipal Port Director. In this position, Carter will direct commercial and recreational operations at Port Milwaukee, oversee a staff of twenty people, and administer Foreign Trade Zone No. 41. The appointment is subject to Common Council approval. A lifelong resident of Milwaukee, Carter has… Read More
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- Judith Powers WEDA Environmental Commission Chair
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- Welcomes John Huit As Vice President of Dredging
Curtin Maritime, a leading provider of marine transportation and construction services, is pleased to announce that John Huit has joined the company as Vice President of Dredging. In his new role, John will be responsible for leading the company's dredging operations, managing the fleet of dredging vessels, and ensuring that Curtin Maritime continues to deliver… Read More
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- TDI - Brooks As a Senior Environmental Scientist
Cynda Maxon has joined TDI-Brooks as a senior environmental scientist, broadening the company's environmental capabilities and services. She has more than 30 years of experience as a program manager, environmental chemist, field supervisor, and risk assessor encompassing a wide range of offshore and coastal projects throughout the world. She has a thorough understanding of environmental… Read More
President Biden has nominated Commissioner Daniel B. Maffei as Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission. Chairman Maffei is a sitting member of the FMC and replaces Michael A. Khouri in the role of Chairman. A native of New York, Chairman Maffei was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms. His previous… Read More
David Engel was reappointed by the Corpus Christi City Council to serve another term on the Port of Corpus Christi Commission, where he currently serves as secretary. Originally appointed in 2013 to serve as a City of Corpus Christi appointee, Engel is one of the most tenured members of the current Port Commission. He is… Read More
David Helfrich is a name familiar to personnel at the Scott Air Force Base resident office. He was in that role for five years since he began his career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, January 2018. Helfrich takes the helm as Scott AFB Area Engineer from Jay Fowler, who retired December 2022. "My… Read More
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- Chairman of NWC Navigation Caucus
- Deputy Director for the Inland Rivers, Ports
Dede Smith, Deputy Director for the Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals (IRPT) association, has been named chair of the National Waterways Conference (NWC) Navigation Caucus. In addition to her role at IRPT, Smith serves on the NWC Executive Committee and now as chair of the NWC Navigation Caucus. NWC's caucuses play a prominent role in… Read More
Douglas Thiessen, P.E. - With 37 years of port- and land-side expertise as a design engineer, program manager and port director, Douglas Thiessen, P.E. has joined HDR as our West Region Maritime Lead. Learn more about his background with multi-billion-dollar projects and his new role. Lisa Foody -Promoted to Director of Human Resources at Great… Read More
Doug Thiessen, P.E., D.PE., has joined HDR as the West Region maritime lead. Based in Long Beach, California, Thiessen will focus on expanding our ports and maritime capabilities as well as deepening client relationships in a region spanning the western United States from California, Oregon and Washington to Alaska and Hawaii. He will support local… Read More
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- Senior Executive Director of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
Dr. Greg Stunz has been named the Senior Executive Director of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) by Dr. Kelly Miller, President and CEO of TAMU-CC. Stunz has served as HRI's Interim Senior Executive Director since November 2022. "Dr. Greg Stunz's commitment to the HRI… Read More
ARLINGTON, Va., March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Monument Economics Group, a leading provider of economic consulting services and expert testimony, is pleased to announce that Dr. Paul Kent has joined the firm as a Senior Vice President and Managing Director and will lead its new Ports & Logistics practice area. Dr. Kent brings an extremely wide breadth of… Read More
DSC Dredge, a global leader in manufacturing customized dredges, after two decades of service announced the retirement of Chris Webre with its organization. Chris joined the DSC team in 2003 as a Millwright Tech III and over the years continued to master his skills. At his retirement luncheon on Wednesday 8th February, co-workers were asked… Read More
RESERVE, LOUISIANA - DSC Dredge today announces the retirement of Kevin Dolan from his position as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (VP & CFO). Kevin has dedicated 15 years to DSC and during his time worked closely with President and CEO Bob Wetta as they developed DSC's financial policies. As a member of Senior… Read More
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- Vice President of Operations
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- Vice - President for the Southeast Asia and Oceania Region of the International Association of Ports and Harbors
Crowley has named Erika Graziuso as its new Chief Information Officer, a key step in the company's commitment to providing customers with efficient and sustainable digital solutions, supporting supply chain integrity and maintaining global competitiveness alongside its partners. In her role, Graziuso will lead Crowley's information technology and digital transformation strategy with a key focus… Read More
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has named Flavio Batista as its new Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In his new position at GPA, he will direct international marketing, business development, and the sales effort toward beneficial cargo owners. "His depth of knowledge and the energy he brings to this new position will continue and… Read More
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- Role of CEO at Mayflower Wind
Francis Slingsby has assumed the role of CEO at Mayflower Wind, a joint venture of Shell New Energies US LLC (Shell) and Ocean Winds North America. With more than a decade of experience in commercial and business development in the U.S. offshore wind energy sector at Ørsted, he succeeds Michael Brown who will bring his… Read More
Geoff Van Epps was promoted to the rank of brigadier general today in a traditional military ceremony at the historic Gen. George C. Marshall House at the former Vancouver Barracks in Vancouver, Washington. Major General Richard Heitkamp, deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, hosted a long-standing traditional ceremony which is a… Read More
Gov. Andy Beshear has been elected by the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority to serve as its chairman for 2023, with members citing the Governor's tremendous support of the Tenn-Tom Waterway and the inland waterway system during his time in office. Gov. Beshear helped implement the Kentucky Lake Research Project, an experimental system of netting, pumping,… Read More
Gov. Phil Murphy will nominate two of his top staffers, George Helmy and Joe Kelley, and Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage, to serve as commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Helmy is Murphy's chief of staff and Kelly is his deputy chief of staff for… Read More
Hendrik Bruhns Appointed as President Anaheim, Calif. - July 1, 2021 - Herbert Engineering Corp. (HEC), announces the appointment of a seasoned executive, Hendrik Bruhns, as President. Hendrik succeeds Spencer Schilling who will formally step down as President on July 1st, 2021. Spencer, who has worked for HEC for 38 years, 14 of them as President,… Read More
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- Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans
Jack C. Jensen Jr. has been elected chair of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans. Jensen replaces Charles H. Ponstein, whose term expired. Also elected were Joseph F. Toomy, who will serve as vice chair, and Walter J. Leger Jr., who will serve as secretary-treasurer for the nine-month term. Jensen joined the board… Read More
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- Selected to Serve As Port Director
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- Joins Metal Shark Executive Team
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- Named President of Hampton Roads Shipping Association
The Hampton Roads Shipping Association (HRSA) is pleased to announce the selection of Jeremy Bridges as the association's President effective May 1, 2023. He brings to HRSA a strong portfolio of work experience and skills expansion with industry-leading organizations focusing on collective bargaining, labor-management relations, and contract administration. Mr. Bridges will succeed Roger Giesinger, HRSA's… Read More
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- Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for ABS
Jessica Mahaffey, vice president and chief marketing officer for ABS, recently joined the Marine Log editorial advisory board. Advisory board members act as points of consultation on editorial ideas, including story topics, podcasts, Q&As, webinars, and any other initiatives Marine Log takes on. Mahaffey is responsible for leading the development and execution of measurable strategies globally… Read More
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- New Chief Executive Officer
Ports of Indiana has named Jody Peacock as the new chief executive officer for the statewide port authority which operates three ports on the Ohio River and Lake Michigan. The action was approved during today's meeting of the Ports of Indiana Commission. Peacock has served in various leadership positions for the Ports of Indiana since… Read More
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- Named CEO of Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc.
Company founder and industry titan Brian D'Isernia retires after 46 years PANAMA CITY, FL - Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) is pleased to announce Joey D'Isernia has been appointed CEO and Chairman of the Board. After more than 46 years in the role, company founder Brian D'Isernia is retiring and proudly handing over the leadership to… Read More
North Vancouver, B.C. based Seaspan Shipyards reports that the Board of Directors of its parent, The Washington Companies, has appointed John McCarthy as CEO of Seaspan Shipyards, effective immediately. He succeeds Mark Lamarre, who assumes a new role as president and CEO of The Washington Companies, following the planned retirement of the previous President and CEO, Larry… Read More
Newport News, Va., headquartered Ockerman Automation Consulting has named Jon Holvik as executive vice president for sales, overseeing business expansion activities for the design and integration of a wide variety of propulsion, power conversion, advanced energy storage and automation systems for hybrid and all-electric vessels. Born in Norway, Holvik spent a significant amount of his career with Kongsberg… Read More
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- New CEO and Executive Director of the Port of Gulfport
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- Crew Manager at Marquette Transportation Company, LLC Jessie Werner - Hired As Communications & Public Relations Manager at Coastal Cloud
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- Supervisor
- Santa Cruz County Supervisor
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- Vice President of New Construction at St. Johns Ship Building
Justin Smith has been name vice president of new construction at St. Johns Ship Building, Palatka, Fla. In that role, he will be leading the yard's production and project management teams who are tasked with building various types of vessels in both steel and aluminum, including multiple series of CTVs for the offshore wind industry. Smith, who joined the… Read More
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- ANAMAR Environmental Consulting, Inc Selected for the 2023 SAME Leader Development Program Class
ANAMAR Environmental Consulting, Inc (ANAMAR) and the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) are pleased to announce that Kathryn Thomas has been selected to participate in the 2023-2024 class of the SAME Leader Development Program (LDP). A total of 20 individuals from across SAME were chosen for this prestigious professional development program. Developed with support… Read More
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- Director of the Barnstable County
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- Promoted to Chief, DMMP Strategy & Partnerships at Maryland Port Administration
Lara Bowman has joined the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC) in Kiln, Miss., as director of development. "We are excited to add an experienced and passionate professional like Lara to our team and welcome her back to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Lara's experience working in Mississippi and knowledge of our existing partners combined… Read More
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has appointed Jacksonville business and civic leader Soo Gilvarry to JAXPORT's Board of Directors. The Jacksonville City Council unanimously approved Gilvarry's appointment on March 28. Gilvarry is the CEO/Owner of Jacksonville-based Lotus Commercial USA LLC, which specializes in commercial real estate development, including the ongoing multi-million redevelopment of the historic former… Read More
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- Director Na Friplan Innovation
Crowley named Mark Coplen as vice president of project management for Crowley Wind Services, where he will a key leader in advancing the company's growth and market leadership in the offshore wind industry. In his role, Coplen will expand Crowley Wind Services' project management capabilities to support customers in its offering of engineering, procurement and… Read More
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- Announced As Director of MITAGS
The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) announces with great pleasure that Mark Heward has joined our team as Director of MITAGS. Mark came aboard with MITAGS in October 2022, after retiring from a 22-year active service career in the Royal Navy. "We are thrilled to welcome Mark Heward aboard as the Director of… Read More
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- Nominated Operations Manager for Brown Water Division
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- Its Business Development Director
Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that Michael Wray has joined the firm as Of Counsel in the Litigation Practice Group resident in the Houston office and part of the firm's global Commodities and Shipping Industry Group. Mr. Wray joins from the Houston office of English law firm HFW. Mr. Wray is an experienced… Read More
Michelle Alcathie, former vice president of human resources at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS), has taken on the same position at Austal‘s U.S. ship manufacturing division. She will oversee the development and implementation of policies, programs and services related to Austal USA's HR management and workforce development initiatives, the company said Monday. Rusty Murdaugh, president of Austal USA,… Read More
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- New President of Equinor Wind US
STAMFORD, Conn.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Equinor today announced that Molly Morris will serve as the new President of Equinor Wind US, effective January 1, 2023, succeeding Siri Espedal Kindem, who will take on a new exciting opportunity within Equinor. Morris joined Equinor in 2008 and has since taken on a variety of important roles in the company. Currently… Read More
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- Chairman
- Member of the United States Friends of the World Maritime University
David Kennedy appointed as Chair of US Arctic Research Commission
Mr David Kennedy, a member of the United States Friends of the World Maritime University (WMU), has been appointed by President Joe Biden as Chair of the US Arctic Research Commission (USARC). USARC is an independent federal agency, created by Congress in the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984, advising the White House and Congress… Read More
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- Deputy District Engineer
- New Deputy District Engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District
Mr. John Bock has been selected as the new Deputy District Engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District. Bock, who has served as Chief of Engineering Division since 2015, assumed the new role this week following the retirement of Ms. Linda Murphy, who served as DDE since 2015. As the Deputy District… Read More
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has announced the selection of Ms. Pat Sullivan as the organization's new Deputy Director. As the Deputy Director of ERDC, Sullivan assists in leading one of the most diverse research organizations in the world, with seven laboratories located in four states, more than 2,500 employees, $1.2… Read More
St. Johns Ship Building has appointed Nick Nelson as its first HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) officer. "I am proud to accept my new role as HSE officer within St Johns Ship Building," said Nelson, who has more than a decade of service with the Palatka, Fla., shipyard, most recently serving as yard safety manager…. Read More
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- Recruits Jon Nass As Next CEO and Executive Director of the Port of Gulfport
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Odgers Berndtson, a leading global executive search firm, is pleased to announce the successful recruitment of Jon Nass as the CEO and Executive Director of the Port of Gulfport following a national search lead by Tim McNamara, a partner and Vice Chairman of Odgers Berndtson and Head of the firm's… Read More
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- Executive Director of the Port of South Louisiana
Paul Aucoin, executive director of the Port of South Louisiana, is one of four newly appointed members of the World Trade Center of New Orleans' board of directors. The three other new board members are Michael Hecht, president and CEO of Greater New Orleans Inc.; Heather Hohensee, Tellurian Inc.'s government and public affairs director; and… Read More
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- President of CMA CGM America and APL
The CMA CGM Group has announced that Ed Aldridge, president of CMA CGM America and American President Lines (APL), will retire on December 6. Peter Levesque, a global supply chain executive with more than 30 years of industry leadership experience, will assume the presidency of both CMA CGM America and APL upon his departure. Levesque… Read More
Peter Roney joins Nichols and Everett executive management team
Anchor QEA is pleased to announce the appointment of Po-Sun Chen as Chief Executive Officer. With more than 27 years of executive experience in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry, he most recently served as Vice President and General Manager with BrightView, a $2.8B publicly traded company. Mr. Chen has served on Anchor QEA's Board… Read More
Ports America, the largest marine terminal operator and stevedore in the United States, today announced the appointment of Mark Schmidt as the Vice President and General Manager of its Port of Baltimore location. Schmidt has over 30 years of experience working at Baltimore's waterfront, holding a variety of different roles within Ports America. Schmidt has held positions… Read More
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Missouri) has been selected to serve as Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the 118th Congress. He had served as the panel's ranking Republican member for the previous four years. "When I first came to Congress, I fought hard to serve on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
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- Reappointed Chairman of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority
HOUSTON-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Harris County Commissioners Court and the Houston City Council met in a joint session Monday and unanimously reappointed Houston businessman Ric Campo to serve as Chairman of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, Texas. He was first appointed to the position in January 2019. Among the notable achievements… Read More
Oversees Coastal Texas Study, Likely Largest Civil Works Project in U.S. History HOUSTON - Texas Governor Greg Abbott has named Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther to the Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) Board of Directors. The Texas State Legislature created the Gulf Coast Protection District to "operate and leverage funding to build the unique… Read More
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- President & Chief Operating Officer at Jim Myers & Sons, Inc. ( JMS )
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- New Senior Director of Environment, Sustainability, and Engineering
Sandra Kilroy has been hired as the Port of Seattle's new Senior Director of Environment, Sustainability, and Engineering. Since 2018, Kilroy was the Port of Seattle's Director, Maritime Environment and Sustainability, where she provided strategic direction and policy guidance to a team responsible for maritime and economic development environmental issues. "It is exciting to having… Read More
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- Director of Sales Bollinger Mississippi Repair
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- Become CEO, President for LAEDC
The beginning of the year marks a new chapter for the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp. Chief Operating Officer Stephen Cheung will assume his new role as chief executive and president of the organization, taking over for veteran leader and business advocate Bill Allen. Cheung's promotion comes as the nonprofit is seeking more ways to… Read More
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- Named Director of NOAA Research / United States
Steve Thur, Ph.D., a nationally recognized leader in coastal science and management, has been appointed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo as the assistant administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (NOAA Research). In this capacity, Thur will serve as director of NOAA's office primarily responsible for foundational research that is key to understanding… Read More
Steven Clarke has been appointed to the role of CEO at Theodore, Ala., headquartered shipbuilder Silver Ships Inc. Previously, Clarke, who joined the Silver Ships team in 2015 as co-owner and chief financial officer, had served in the CFO role for seven years. As CEO, he plans to continue to pursue Silver Ship's diverse industry growth,… Read More
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- President of Hapag - Lloyd 's Region North America
- Senior Vice President ( SVP ) of Sales for the United States
Stuart Sandlin will replace Uffe Ostergaard as President of Hapag-Lloyd's Region North America. Sandlin, who is currently Senior Vice President (SVP) of Sales for the United States, will assume his new position on 1 January 2023, while Ostergaard will take over another management position outside of Hapag-Lloyd in the United States. Sandlin can already look… Read More
Susan Serrano has moved from Höegh Autoliners to take up a new role as manager of automotive business development at Maryland Ports Authority (MPA). Serrano takes over from Larry Johnson, who has retired from the MPA. Serrano will now be responsible for increasing vehicle volumes through the port of Baltimore, already the US' busiest vehicle-handling… Read More
Susan W. Dio is the former chairman and president of BP America and former CEO of BP Shipping. [Image: BP America] Houston-headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX), the largest tank barge operator in the U.S., has appointed Susan W. Dio to its board, effective January 24, 2023, expanding it to ten directors, nine of them independent. Prior to… Read More
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- President of Hapag - Lloyd 's Region North America
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- President and CEO of Lockport, La
Wes Bordelon, president and CEO of Lockport, La., based offshore support and subsea services provider Bordelon Marine, reports that the company has promoted Mike Belanger to chief operating officer and Chris Martin to general manager. "Through the years, Chris and Mike have proven themselves many times over to be highly effective leaders as Bordelon Marine… Read More
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- Works Manager at In2Dredging Pty Ltd William ( Bill ) Broadus - Hired As Senior Project Manager at Massman Construction Co.