HOUSTON, Oct. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (NASDAQ:GLDD), the nation’s largest provider of dredging servicers, has appointed Scott Kornblau as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective immediately. In his role, Kornblau will be responsible for overseeing the company’s financial operations including investor relations and strategic and… Read More
MarineMax on September 27 announced that Adam M. Johnson has been elected to its Board of Directors. Adam Johnson has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NetJets, Inc. since June 2015. During his 25-year career with NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway company, he has served in many senior leadership roles including: President of… Read More
Beloit, Wis., headquartered Fairbanks Morse Defense, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has added two more executives to its leadership team. Crystal Brent joins the company as vice president of marketing. Coming to the company with more than a decade of marine-related marketing experience, she will direct and guide marketing strategies for Fairbanks Morse… Read More
Shelby Deck Kirby – Promoted to Vice President Marketing at Brunswick Boat Group Thomas Levac – Hired as Senior Director, Improvement and Shipyard Integration
Austal Limited reports that the Austal USA Board of Directors has appointed Rusty Murdaugh as president of Austal USA, effective September 9, 2021. Murdaugh, who joined Austal USA in 2017 as chief financial officer, has been serving as interim president of the company since February 2021. As interim president, Murdaugh led the addition of steel… Read More
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; Sept. 20, 2021 ) – Crowley Maritime Corporation announces the appointment of Massimo Messina as vice president, mergers and acquisitions. Based in Jacksonville, Fla., Messina will lead Crowley’s corporate expansion goals by identifying and assessing potential M&A candidates and execute transactions that align with the global enterprise’s future growth projection and endeavors across… Read More
Richard Greenberg – Hired as Project Superintendent at Crosby Dredging Willem Leber – Promoted to Construction Manager at Subsea 7
Some of the world’s largest users of shipping services are among the 24 members of the Federal Maritime Commission’s newly formed National Shipper Advisory Committee. The committee’s 24 members are evenly divided between those who export cargo from and those who import cargo to the United States. They will advise the FMC on policies relating… Read More
She brings more than 20 years of experience in Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act issues. Today, NOAA Fisheries announced Ms. Kim Damon-Randall as the director of the Office of Protected Resources. She will assume her new duties on August 29. Ms. Damon-Randall began her career with NOAA in 2001, serving in a… Read More
Brian Grant – Hired as Vice President of Sales at Fortress UAV Ken Mika – Hired as Senior Project Manager at Terta Tech Lennard Nieuwland – Promoted to SHE-Q Specialist at Royal IHC Mike Martin – Hired as St. Louis Region Operations Manager at Central Stone Company Suzanne Rijnders – Promoted to International Legal Counsel… Read More
WASHINGTON – Today, the White House announced that John D. Porcari will be the Port Envoy to the Biden-Harris Administration Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force. The Task Force was established in June to address supply and demand mismatches that emerged in several sectors as the economy reawakened following the Administration’s historic vaccination and economic relief… Read More
When last we reported on Meredith Berger, she was swinging a bottle of bubbly at Ingalls Shipbuilding to christen LPD 28 Fort Lauderdale. Yesterday, she was designated as performing the duties of the Under Secretary of the Navy. In this role, she serves as the deputy and principal assistant to Secretary of the Navy Carlos… Read More
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has named Brooke Hart executive vice president, communications. She will succeed Jerri Dickseski, who will retire on September 1 after nearly 31 years of service. Hart will be located in HII’s Washington, D.C., office and will report to Mike Petters, HII’s president and CEO, effective Sept. 27. “Jerri has been a… Read More
Nick Fawle has joined Milford, Mass.-based Milton Cat’s sales team as marine market manager with a focus on new engine sales in the Northeast territory. Fawle has more than 20 years of marine industry experience. He spent six years with Cummins where he sold marine, industrial and truck engines. He also worked for New England… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has selected Jason Mooney as Chief of Project Resources Management Branch (PRMB). In this role, Mooney will lead the way of carrying out PRMB’s mission, which is to provide quality engineering and other professional services for flood damage reduction, hydropower production, recreation management,… Read More