Posted on October 28, 2016
The Board of Directors of Ellicott Dredge Enterprises announces two promotions.
Heiko Osterchrist is now President of EDE. Most recently he was Managing Director of Rohr International Holdings and Rohr/Idreco operations in the US, Germany, France and Holland. Mr Osterchrist has over 35 years of experience in international sales and business development. He was on the Board of Directors of Ellicott from 2002 to 2009, and joined Ellicott full time as Vice President in 2011. In that capacity he spearheaded the acquisition of EDE’s three European-based ventures: Rohr GMBH in Mannheim, Germany; Rohr France Srl in Betting, France (maker of bucket ladder and clamshell dredgers for sand mining); and IDRECO BV in Doetinchem, The Netherlands. Idreco has developed market leading technology for deep digging dredges for applications in sand mining, mine tailings, and hydroelectric dam desiltation. Prior to joining Ellicott, Mr Osterchrist was a partner in US Concrete Products, LLC of Baltimore, and Managing Director of ITC Inc of Baltimore, which mined and distributed industrial and specialty minerals worldwide. He graduated with a BA from Randolph-Macon College.
Craig Murdock has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of EDE. Mr Murdock has over 30 years of experience in quality and operations. He was hired by Ellicott as QA Manager in 2010. Mr Murdock was appointed Director of Corporate Process Improvement in 2013 for Ellicott Dredges of Baltimore and Ellicott Dredge Technologies of New Richmond, Wisconsin. He was promoted to General Manager of Ellicott in 2014 and is responsible for manufacturing, engineering, and materials while continuing oversight of process improvements for both of EDE’s US locations. Prior to joining Ellicott, he was QA Manager and then promoted to General Manager at Command Technology, a supplier of military and commercial aerospace systems.
Peter Bowe, previously President and CEO of EDE, will continue as CEO, and remain on its Board. He will focus on business development and strategic opportunities, as well as supporting key corporate relationships.
Marty Barnes, formerly COO, will continue as SVP focusing on IT and Customer Service projects through at least 2017.
Bowe said: “After 31 years of leading Ellicott Dredges, it is very gratifying for me to announce a new leadership cohort, all developed internally. And we are pleased that Marty Barnes will continue to offer us and our clients his unparalleled experience after a career already spanning over 50 years long with Ellicott. I look forward to the next stage of Ellicott’s success.”
Ellicott also announced that U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has just appointed Bowe to the U.S. Commerce Department Trade Finance Advisory Council. The purpose of the Council, according to the Department of Commerce, is to advise the Secretary on private sector trade financing for U.S. exporters and to identify effective ways to expand access to finance for them, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and their foreign buyer clients. The Department of Commerce selected just 20 members for the Council nationally.
Source: Ellicott Dredges
