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56MNJune 2012PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS Imtech adds Experience to RadioHolland USAs Sales Force Imtech Marine is pleased to announce the addition of two Area Sales Managers to the Radio Holland USA team. Mike Pizer of Houston, and John Schwiering of Ft. Lauderdale recently joined the Radio Holland sales team, adding more than 40 years of navigation and com- munication experience to theRHUSA sales organization. RadioHolland is a member of the global company Imtech Marine. Recently Imtech Marine announced the expan- sion of its service network in the USA to a total of 15 ports and its inten- tions of further growth to provide on the spot quality service to ship own- ers. Mike Pizer, with more than 20 years of marine electronics experi- ence, returns to Radio Holland after a brief term with Telemar, to serve the Central gulf coast territory. John Schwiering worked for Radio Holland for 18 years, starting his career in the Northeast, then moving to the Northwest to open the Radio Holland Seattle facility in 2001. IMUA Elects New Officers & Board MembersUnderwriters, brokers, claims per- sonnel and key industry suppliers converged on San Diegos Rancho Bernardo earlier this month for the 82st Annual Meeting of the Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA). At the meeting, the elec- tion of a new slate of officers took place. Peter Opinante, Swiss Re America, who had been serving as acting Chairman for the past three months, was formerly inaugurated asthe new Chairman of the IUMA. Also elected as new officers of the association was Michelle Hoehn, The Travelers Group, as Deputy Chairperson and William Rosa, XL Reinsurance, as Vice Chairman. Also announced were the IMUAs Board of Directors Class of 2015 which includes Pat Carroll ? Gen Re, Richard Pye ? Zurich, Sharon Primerano ? AGCS, Drew McCormack ? Chartis and Bruce S. Jervis ? ACE North America Property. Also re-elected at the Annual Meeting was Kevin OBrien and Lillian Colson - the Associations President and CEO and Vice President and Secretary respectively. Richardson Appointed Operations Managers at Royston LTD Simon Richardson has been appointed as operations manager fordiesel engineering specialists Royston Ltd. The appointment follows the retirement of Peter Millen after 30 years with the company. Simon joined Royston in 1997 and has become well known among the com- panys global customer base for his technical expertise as a field service engineer. In that role he provided hands-on engineering support for Roystons service teams when under- taking the maintenance and repair of diesel engines. In his new appoint- ment Simon will manage customer support 24/7 and will take charge of the deployment and logistical plan- ning of the companys engineering teams. Simon will be based at the Royston Ltd headquarters in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. CSU Trustees Appoint Cropper as President of CMA The California State University Board of Trustees has named Thomas A. Cropper, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, as president of California Maritime Academy. Cropper was among the finalists for the position to succeedretiring President William B. Eisenhardt, who has served as presi- dent since 2001. He is expected to begin in his new role as president on July 1 following retirement from active duty. For the past two years, Cropper has directed education and at-sea training for ships and aviationsquadrons deploying to the western Pacific and the Middle East. He also served on the Joint Chiefs of Staff Strategy Working Group at the Pentagon where he headed a select senior officer team working with rep- resentatives of each U.S. armed forces chief, the Joint Staff, the State Department and agencies within the cabinet. Cropper earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering Operations from Iowa State, and three master's degrees. PizerTempleSchwieringOBrienOpinanteRichardson