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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

Small Haynes Brown Beering Stinson munications from the University of Nick Brown as Communications Di-

Donjon-Smit Promotes

Washington. Olson returns to EBDG rector, Marine & Offshore Division.

Williamson his after his 2015 internship. He com- He will replace Philippe Boisson, Donjon-Smit, LLC announced that pleted his Master of Science in Engi- who retires after more than 25 years. Tim Williamson has been promoted neering at University of Michigan Brown joins BV from Lloyd’s Register to General Manager, replacing Ray- and, as part of a four-person team, where he has spent the last nine years, mond Lord who recently retired. Wil- won the Lisnyk award for a U.S. Coast most recently as Head of Brand & Ex- liamson has been with Donjon-Smit

Guard Heavy Ice Breaker design. The ternal Affairs, Marine & Offshore. from its inception and has served in

Lisnyk award is given for ? rst place the roles of IT/Operations Manager,

Trojan Battery Names in a student ship design competition Assistant Salvage Master, Salvage

Beering COO sponsored by the Society of Naval Ar- Master and Project Manager in sup- chitects and Marine Engineers. Trojan Battery Co. has named John port of Donjon-Smit.

Beering as the company’s chief op- erating of? cer. Beering brings more

Harrington Hoists Houston International Sea- than 20 years of experience and ex-

Promotes Small farers Centers Honors Aalund

Harrington Hoists recently an- pertise in leading, implementing and This month, the Houston Internation- nounced the promotion of Jim Small improving business operations across al Seafarers Centers hosted their An- from Midwest Regional Sales Man- a wide variety of businesses. Most nual Maritime Gala. Niels Aalund was ager & International Sales Manager to recently, Beering was senior vice honored as the “Bronze Anchor Award”

Vice President Sales. Small started his president and general manager for recipient. Aalund serves as Senior Vice- career at Harrington Hoists, Inc. as a the Commercial Powertrain Business President, West Gulf Maritime As-

Sales Representative in the Cincinnati with Eaton. He earned a Master of sociation, and on 14 regional and/or territory and was later promoted to Science degree in management, mar- national committees and boards. He is

Regional Sales Manager. keting and ? nance, and a Bachelor of also Chairman of the Houston Mari-

Science degree in industrial engineer- time Museum. Aalund is a graduate of

Seawork Maritime Professional ing from Purdue University. the University of Houston.

of the Year 2016 - John Haynes

The Seawork Maritime Professional

Stinson to Lead Northern Coast Guard Shipyard under of the Year award celebrates exem-

Lights’ New Louisiana Branch New Command plary individuals within the mari-

Northern Lights has opened its ? fth Captain Matthew Lake assumed time sector. This year’s winner is branch of? ce, in Kenner, LA. Rick command of the U.S. Coast Guard

John Haynes, managing director of Stinson has been appointed NL Gulf Yard on July 1, 2016. He is the 42nd

Shock Mitigation. Haynes has chaired Branch Manager. Rick has decades Commanding Of? cer in the 117-year myriad technical conferences and has of experience in the Gulf and Inland history of the Yard, the only ship- written numerous papers on future re-

Waterways boating community, hav- building and repair facility of the U.S. quirements and new technology. ing spent the prior twenty years as Coast Guard. Lake took charge of

Sales Manager for Thrustmaster of the Coast Guard Yard from Captain

BV Appoints Brown as Marine

Texas and before that in sales posi- George Lesher who served as Com- & Offshore Comms Director tions with Schottel, Volvo Penta Ma- manding Of? cer from 2013 to 2016.

Bureau Veritas (BV) has appointed rine and Halter Marine Group. Captain Lake earned a Bachelor of 54 MN

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