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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS Michael Jean Markey Passes Away Michael Jean Markey died peaceful- ly on March 2, 2013. Mike was born in Seattle, Washington, on Halloween 1932. He graduated with a Bachelor?s Degree in Engineering from Stanford University in June 1954. In 1958, Mike joined his father, William C. Markey, at the family  rm, Markey Machinery Company, Inc. in Seattle. MMCo was founded in 1907 by Mike?s grandfa- ther, Charles H. Markey. Mike was with the company until his retirement in 1996. Mike is survived by his wife, Norma Markey; his daughter, Jocelyn Markey; his  rst wife, Mel McCon- nell; his stepdaughter, Debra Dana; his stepson, Mark Dana; and Mark?s daughters, Rachel and Jennifer. IBIA appoints New Chief ExecutiveThe International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) appointed Captain Peter Hall as its new chief executive. A former CEO and harbor master of the Gibraltar Port Authority, Peter Hall?s 40-year career in the shipping indus- try has encompassed a wide range of roles including 18 years at sea, opera- tions manager of a towing company and harbor master. Cleveland Appointed at RPGResource Power Group (RPG) has appointed Chandler Cleveland as its Branch Manager, Doral (Miami) Op- erations effective immediately. In his new role, Cleveland will oversee the sales and operations for the southeast U.S., south Florida and Caribbean. He will also continue to handle cer- tain key accounts on the Gulf Coast. Cleveland previously worked in both service and shop management of MaK products at RPG-Doral as well as in sales. Petersons Join Kadey-Krogen Kadey-Krogen Yachts appointed Bob Peterson as sales executive, along with wife Jeni Peterson, based out of the com- pany?s corporate of ce in Stuart, Florida. Looper Reed Expands Practice Looper Reed & McGraw announced the addition of Julia Palmer and Carrie Weitinger as members and Shannon Thorne and Monika Moore as asso- ciates to its Houston of ce. Julia M. (Adams) Palmer is an active member of the admiralty and energy bar. Carrie Weitinger focuses her litigation prac- tice in the areas of maritime, insurance and general tort claims. Monika Moore focuses on several practice areas includ- ing admiralty and maritime, litigation and insurance coverage counseling. SpringÞ eld Hires Walker Spring eld Marine Company an- nounced the appointment of Bill Walker as Upper Midwest Regional Sales Manager. Port Authority Elects New OfÞ cers The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority?s Board of Directors elected of cers to new one-year terms, effective immediately. The Board elected Marc Krantz as Chair, Chris Ronayne as Vice Chair and Diane Downing as Secretary. Krantz is man- aging partner of the Cleveland law  rm of Kohrman Jackson & Krantz. He has served on the Board since 2009. Ronayne and Downing were both appointed to the Port Board in 2011. Ronayne is president of Uni- versity Circle. Downing is SVP and regional manager of corporate affairs for Huntington National Bank. Kaplan Joins HydroComp HydroComp, Inc. added Adam Kaplan to the staff in Durham, NH as Project Engineer. Adam will be the lead for development of new versions of PropExpert and PropCad software. Person Joins Kl?ber Lubrication Kl(ber Lubrication said that Ron Person has joined its North American operations as director of business de- velopment for oil and gas. Senator Durbin Earns WCI Leadership Award U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) (center) was presented Waterways Council, Inc.?s (WCI) 12th Annual Leadership Service Award for his strong leadership on ports and inland water- ways issues, most recently serving to help keep the Mississippi River open to shipping during the drought-in icted low-water crisis. Senator Durbin was presented the Leadership Service Award at WCI?s Washington Seminar on March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. MarkeyHallClevelandPetersonMooreWCIApril 201352 MNMN April2013 Layout 50-58.indd 52MN April2013 Layout 50-58.indd 524/2/2013 10:05:36 AM4/2/2013 10:05:36 AM