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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

New Faces in the

Crowd at Furuno

Credit: Susanne Hakuba

Jones Rodgers Brace Stirpe

Closson Disher Ortiz its sales director to lead business devel-

Paddy Rodgers Named opment efforts and liaise with Video- 2016 CMA Commodore

Paddy Rodgers, CEO of Euronav NV tel’s global network of agents and sales has been named as the Connecticut of? ces. Previously, Pitcher was head of sales at V.Group Marine Services.

Maritime Association (CMA) Com- modore for the year 2016. The 2016

Christopher

Terry Shield Linzey

SSI USA Names Holder to

Commodore Award will be presented

Furuno has announced several on March 23, 2016 at the Gala Din-

Sales Team changes to their Sales Department, ner marking the conclusion of the an- SSI announced that CAD/CAM spe- including the addition of two Com- mercial Sales Representatives and nual Connecticut Maritime Association cialist Robert Holder as part of its sales conference and trade exposition. The force in the U.S. market. Robert has promotion of several long-time em- ployees, as well as welcoming new award is given each year to a person utilized CAD software for over twenty

Service personnel into the Furuno in the international maritime industry years and for the last decade has sold who has contributed to the growth and and consulted with companies on im- family. Jon Closson has been named

Fisheries and Specialty Products development of the industry. Rodgers plementations of 3D CAD/Analysis,

Sales Representative. Previously Fu- has been Chief Executive Of? cer of Eu- data management and ERP integration. runo’s Southwest Regional Manager, ronav since 2000 serves and has served

Bart Disher is taking up the mantle on the Board of Directors of Euronav

Rodda Paint Announces of Commercial Sales Representative since June 2003 and has been a member

Leadership Team for the Gulf Region and West Coast. of the Executive Committee since 2004. President & Chief Operating Of? cer

Reynard “Rey” Ortiz has joined the at Rodda Paint Co, Bill Boone, an-

Furuno family as their new South-

WAGO Appoints Regional nounced a strategic succession plan west Regional Sales Associate. Rey for the future growth of the company.

Sales Manager is a recent graduate of the maritime

WAGO has announced the appoint- Bill takes on a new role as Director of business program at the Massachu- ment of Joe Stirpe as Regional Sales Strategic Accounts and has named Da- setts Maritime Academy.

Furuno also announced that Alan Manager for Upstate New York. vid Wolf, presently Vice President In-

Terry will be taking over as their new Stirpe comes to WAGO with a diverse dustrial Sales as the new President and

Northwest Sales Associate. Alan has background of success in technical Chief Operating Of? cer for the compa- decades of experience in the U.S. sales and business development with ny. Wolf brings 24 years of experience

Coast Guard on both active duty and a focus on control and electrical prod- to Rodda, the last 21 years with the the reserves. Previously one of Furu- ucts and applications. Over the last Carboline Company headquartered in no’s Deep Sea Field Technicians, Jeff several decades, he has held leadership St. Louis, Mo., where he most recently

Shield is Furuno’s newest Commer- position in business development and served as Director of Marketing, Vice cial Sales Representative for the East- management at Siemens, Invensys President Sales, and Vice President of ern United States. Brandon Christo-

Eurotherm and KJ Electric Corp. Global Sales and Marketing. pher joins the ? rm as a Field Service

Technican. Finally, Drew Linzey has recently expanded his territory to in-

Pitcher Joins Videotel as FUGRO Welcomes Linck clude the Mid-Atlantic dealers. Drew

Sales Director as Senior Consultant joined the Furuno team in 2008.

Videotel has appointed Joe Pitcher as Joseph P. Linck, Jr. has joined Fugro as a Senior Consultant to represent

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