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Abeyta Gilfus Stutzman Leatt Benzie teer maritime rescue services world- Marine Engineering, where he earned last day as Canaveral’s chief executive wide, and honor extraordinary mari- the ABS Stevenson Taylor Award for of? cer would be January 21, 2016. time rescues. Frohnhoefer III is the best thesis. Stutzman joined BHGI Walsh will continue to serve in the second Frohnhoefer to be named to as a mechanical engineer in June of role until that time. Walsh has served the AFRAS board. His father, the late 2015. She graduated from Rensselaer as CEO since March 2013. He began

Capt. Joe Frohnhoefer, also served Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelor’s his tenure with the Port Authority as a member of the AFRAS Board. of Science in Biomedical Engineering in February 2011 serving as Deputy

Frohnhoefer attended SUNY Mari- and Mechanical Engineering. Executive Director of Infrastructure, time College, earning a B.E. in Naval Construction, and Real Estate.

IMCA Names New CEO &

Architecture with an Unlimited Third

Technical Director Transas Names Chief

Mate license. His professional experi-

Executive Of? cer ence includes sailing deep sea on Ro- Allen Leatt has been named Chief

Ro’s, tankers and container vessels. Executive at the International Marine Frank Coles is the new Chief Execu-

Contractors Association (IMCA). tive Of? cer and member of the Board

He joins from Subsea 7 where he has of Directors for Transas Marine. Coles

Abeyta Joins SAFE Boats

International been Senior VP for Engineering and is a maritime business professional

Joseph Abeyta, President of Allwa- Project Management. Allen has over with extensive leadership experience ter Marine Group, LLC, has joined 30 years’ international experience in in maritime operations and technol-

SAFE Boats International to increase the marine contracting business with ogy. Recently he has been advising a foreign military sales and business de- leading companies including Subsea number of blue chip private equity velopment. Joe is a recently retired 24- 7, Acergy and Technip. He is a Fellow companies on maritime opportuni- year veteran of the U. S. Coast Guard of the Royal Academy of Engineering, ties. Before that he was the President (USCG). During his career with the a Fellow of the Institution of Civil of Inmarsat Maritime, leading the

USCG, Joe was an accomplished oper- Engineers and a chartered engineer in unit through a return to growth and ator, held multiple commands, served the UK. Richard Benzie has been ap- integration of several acquisitions. Af- as a vessel platform manager and as a pointed Technical Director to replace ter 12 years at sea he spent 5 years as regional security assistance of? cer. Jane Bugler who retired at the end of a maritime lawyer, and then as Opera-

September after 18 years in the role. tions Director for Paci? c Basin Bulk

New Additions to the

Richard joined the industry in 1981 Shipping in Hong Kong.

Bristol Harbor Group Team working ? rst as a Mud-logging Equip-

Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI) ment Field Service Engineer. He then

Harley Marine Services

Adds to Management Team last month announced two new ad- moved into ROV operations and has ditions to its naval architecture and deep experience in a variety offshore Harley Marine Services announced marine engineering practice. Zachary and subsea roles. that Don Martin has been named

Gilfus, naval architect, and Marissa Vice President and General Coun-

Stutzman, mechanical engineer, have sel and Steve Carlson has joined the

Port Canaveral’s CEO

Tenure Ends in January joined the team. Gilfus graduated company as Vice President of En- from Webb Institute with a Bachelor’s Port Canaveral Commissioners and gineering. Prior to joining Harley of Science in Naval Architecture and John E. Walsh have agreed that his Marine, Martin was VP and General

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