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Volvo Penta Americas Leadership ChangesVolvo Penta announced three appointments to the newly formed Volvo Penta Region Americas organizational structure. Julia Zelenock has been named director of marketing. Marcelo Puscar has been appointed director of marine sales for Latin America with responsibility for sales of marine gas and diesel engines. Elpidio Luiz de Narde has been promoted to director of aftermarket sales and customer support for Latin America. Oliver Appointed President of WPPA Board The Port of Vancouver USA announced that Port of Vancouver Commissioner Jerry Oliver will serve as president of the Washington Public Ports Association (WPPA) Board of Trustees for 2013. DLBA Promotes Bowles Donald L. Blount and Associates, Inc. (DLBA), a naval architecture and marine engineering company, promoted Jeffrey Bowles to the position of Technical Director. Bowles graduated from Webb Institute in 2000 and went on to attain his Masters degree at Newcastle University. EBDG Adds Staff in New Orleans Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) said that Chris Biernat has joined its New Orleans ofÞ ce as a Naval Architect IV. Biernat is a recent graduate of the University of New Orleans. EBDG also announced that two employees achieved Professional Engineer status. Naval Architect, Matt Wichgers earned his PE in Mechanical Engineering (WA). Taylor Herinckx, who already holds a PE in Naval Architecture, earned a PE in Electrical Engineering (WA). VT Halter Names Prendergast EVP VT Halter Marine, Inc. has named Rear Admiral (Ret.) John J. Prendergast, III to the position of Executive Vice President (EVP). Prendergast will be responsible for a broad range of functions including Government Contracts, DoD/DHS Interface, Procurement and Inventory Management. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and is a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School. New Traders at Dan-Bunkering Dan-Bunkering (America) Inc. appointed Michael Moschos as Bunker Trader and David Kazmierski as Bunker Purchaser. Dan-Bunkering opened for business earlier this year and the Þ rm intends to strengthen the companyÕs position on the American market and continue to recruit more traders to expand the newly opened ofÞ ce in Houston, Texas. Brand Rejoins TITAN Salvage Captain Dennis Brand has rejoined TITAN Salvage, Crowley Maritime CorporationÕs marine salvage and wreck removal company, as director of global commercial operations. Crowley Leadership Changes Crowley Maritime announced that Frank Larkin has been promoted to SVP and GM of logistics, and will, in addition to managing the entire logistics enterprise, oversee U.S. sales, marketing, customer care and pricing for both logistics and liner services. Steve Collar, who is currently managing logistics, has been appointed SVP and GM of Latin America services. John Hourihan, who is currently managing Latin America services, has been appointed SVP and GM of Puerto Rico and Caribbean services. Crowley also announced the appointment of Nelly Yunta to VP of sales, marketing and customer care, and the promotion of Pete Noyer to VP of national accounts. Tim Quirk, most recently director of pricing, will assume NoyerÕs business development role, with responsibility for handling Northeast, Midwest and inside sales accounts.Gulkus Joins Jensen Maritime Jensen Maritime Consultants continues to grow its new ofÞ ce in the New Orleans business district with the hiring of Senior Administrator Lauren Gulkus. She will be responsible for project and departmental administrative duties. PuscarNardeOliverBowlesBiernatZelenockPEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS www.marinelink.com MN 39MN Jan2013 Layout 32-42.indd 39MN Jan2013 Layout 32-42.indd 391/2/2013 2:32:18 PM1/2/2013 2:32:18 PM