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48MNJuly 2011Hornbeck Offshore Appoints Rynd, Meyers to Board Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. announced John T. Rynd and Kevin O. Meyers, Ph.D. have been appoint- ed to its Board of Directors. In addi- tion, shareholders re-elected Todd M. Hornbeck and Patricia B. Melcher to the Board. Since June 2008, Rynd has served as the CEO and President, and as a director, of Hercules Offshore, Inc. Dr. Meyers is a consultant with 31 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and served as the Senior VP, Exploration and Production ? Americas of ConocoPhillips before his retirement in Dec. 2010. Thomson Joins Fowler RodriquezValdes-Fauli Fowler Rodriquez Valdes-Fauli announced that former Assistant U.S.Attorney Peter Thomson has joined the firm as a partner and will lead its maritime criminal defense division.Thomson has 23 years of service with the U.S. Department of Justice. DeMasi Joins Gibbs & CoxGibbs & Cox, Inc., an independent naval architecture and marine engi- neering firm, appointed Frank DeMasi to Deputy Director of its Government Services Group. DeMasi is a retired Captain of the U.S. Navy and, prior to joining Gibbs & Cox, served ten years at SAIC as VP and Deputy Ops Manager of the Defense Engineering and Management Solutions operation. Bennett Joins Titan Jason Bennett joined Titan Salvage as commercial director, reporting to company VP Rich Habib. Bennett is domiciled in Titan's UK facility at Newhaven, East Sussex. Prior to join- ing Titan, Bennett spent 14 years at sea with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and P&O Cruise Line, gaining his Masters' ticket. Kvichak Appoints Larsen Kvichak Marine Industries in Seattle, Wash. appointed Mike Larsen to its Quality Assurance (QA) depart- ment. Larsen will be responsible for the QA plan for the Transportable Port Security Boat contract with the USCG. Prior to joining Kvichak, Larsen was with AluminumChambered Boats in Bellingham, Wash. as a project manager. Penray Welcomes CFO?McGonigle Tom McGonigle joined Penray as the companys Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Penray, Tom was VP of Finance for PLZ Holding Corp. based in Addison, Ill. He also held the position of CFO atBridgeview Aerosol, LLC. Hoddinott Titans Global Director, Marketing & StrategyTitan Salvage appointed Mark Hoddinott to global director, market- ing and strategy. He will operate out of Titan's UK facility at Newhaven, East Sussex, and will report to Titan's VP Rich Habib. In 2007 Hoddinott joined Titan as the managing director of the company's European opera- tions.Mortgu Regional AccountManager, ZF Marine ZF Marine welcome Susan Mortgu as the new account manager for the Northeast U.S. and Atlantic Canada. Mortgu is a graduate of Kings Point (USMMA) and is a certified project manager with over 10 years experi- ence in shipyard project management including new construction, repair and refit. ACL Launches First in Tanker Barge Series American Commercial Lines Inc. launched the first in a series of tankerbarges to be constructed at its Jeffboat manufacturing facility through 2012 to replace retiring fleet capacity. The first of these barges, launched on May 10, was a clean service tanker with a capacity of 30,000 barrels. It includes a redesigned stainless steel piping system and a new radial rake design that will also be found onthe tankers the company plans tobuild over the next 20 months. Great Lakes Shipyard Overhauls RV Grayling Great Lakes Shipyard of Cleveland, Ohio finished the five-year overhaul work on the U.S. Geological Survey Research Vessels Grayling and Sturgeon. Under a Fleet Maintenance Contract with the Great Lakes PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS MeyersRyndThomsonBennettDeMasiLarsen