BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced the promotion of Catriona Savage to the role of Head of Naval Architecture. Catriona joined BMT Defence Services in 1996 and has been integral to the development, team management and maintenance of the [...]
Otto Marine Limited has announced a number of changes to its key management to strengthen its shipbuilding capability further. On 15 March 2013, Mr. Aw has voluntarily resigned from his position as Executive Director and Deputy President due to personal reasons. Mr. Aw was previously responsible for the general management of all shipyard activities and [...]
Kristian Sætre has been appointed managing director of Ulstein Verft. He will commence the position by 1 June 2013. “We are pleased to announce that Kristian Sætre will be joining ULSTEIN. He has a broad industrial and technical background and experience from many different areas in the maritime industry. Sætre will be part of the [...]
Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has appointed Rune Torhaug as the new Managing Director for DNV Research and Innovation. He has worked internationally with leadership roles in DNV Energy, DNV Maritime and DNV Business Assurance. Mr. Torhaug has a strong background in risk and reliability, and a proven track record of applying risk methodology to critical [...]
Anders Straumsheim will take up position as the new CEO of Bergen Group Fosen this week. Current CEO Arnar Utseth continues at the shipyard with new assignments. Anders Straumsheim (44) has extensive management experience from Norwegian and international industries. He has for the 12 last year’s been the CEO of the international Flextronics Group’s operations [...]
Swire Oilfield Services (Swire), the leading global supplier of cargo carrying solutions, modular systems, offshore aviation services and fluid management has appointed two new members to its executive team. Richard Sell joins as chief operating officer (COO) and Peter Ellington as chief technical officer (CTO). Based at the company’s headquarters in Aberdeen, Mr Sell has [...]
Gavin Higgins has been appointed the Chief Operating Officer at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders. Gavin’s duties will include oversight of Engineering, Production, Project Management, Purchasing and Facilities. He will be working with the current team for the successful delivery of two tugs and superstructure for the new Washington State Ferries currently under construction at the [...]
The one joined Lloyd Werft from Bremer Vulkan in 1985 while Lloyd blood has run in the veins of the other for three generations. Horst Brüschke (65) was Chief Purchasing Officer at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven for 27 years. He retired on March 31st and his successor was already known. Friedrich “Fiete” Norden (43), previously Senior [...]
Aberdeen based, BMT Cordah, a subsidiary of the BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, environmental and engineering consultancy, has appointed of Norman Di Perno as its Managing Director. Dr David Sell, who has been the company’s Managing Director for the past four and a half years, will take up the role of Technical Director. [...]
Volvo Penta’s engineer Kåre Jonsson has been appointed as Group Senior Specialist within the Volvo Group for his unique propeller competencies. Group Senior Specialist is an honorary title that is awarded to individuals with unique skills and expertise in a specific area within the Volvo Group – one of the giants in the global commercial [...]
