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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

New Management

Appointments at GAC

Aucoin Parrott Christian LaGrange ports required prior to the issuance of appointed to the Nominating and

Certi? cates of Inspection (COI). Corporate Governance Committee.

Wallgren Bowie

Levenson’s appointment is part of a

Aucoin Named GM at Schottel settlement and standstill agreement

Gary Aucoin is the new General that Great Lakes entered into on De-

Manager of SCHOTTEL. Most re- cember 27, 2016 with Privet Fund cently, from 2010, he held the role Management LLC and Privet Fund of account manager at Finnish Wart- LP, the bene? cial owner of 5.2% of sila with responsibility for both new Great Lakes’ outstanding shares. business development and after sales

Lichtenecker Hardeland Shorokhova service in the offshore market. Aucoin

Port of New Orleans

Announces Christian as earned a master degree in business ad-

GAC has announced new manage-

President & CEO ministration before embarking on a ment appointments at both the 15-year career in the maritime sector Brandy D. Christian has begun ser-

Group and individual company from which he acquired the in-depth vice as the Port of New Orleans’ level. Martin Wallgren has been sales and marketing knowledge of the president and chief executive of? cer appointed the Group’s Chief In-

North American market. following her two-year tenure as its formation Of? cer (CIO). Before chief operating of? cer. Prior to her joining GAC at its Dubai head service as COO with the Port of New

Foss Maritime CEO of? ce, Wallgren was the CIO for

Transition Complete

Orleans, she held leadership positions the Stena Group in Sweden. GAC

John Parrott assumed the role of Pres- with the Port of San Diego for 14

Dubai’s Managing Director Stuart ident and CEO of Foss Maritime on years. During her tenure with Califor-

Bowie will take over as the Group

January 1, 2017. Parrott joined Foss nia’s fourth-largest cargo port, Chris-

Vice President – Commercial. He in January 2016 as Chief Operating tian was the driving force behind se- will replace Christer Sjödoff, who

Of? cer; in August 2016 he assumed curing major accounts for the cruise retires at the end of January. Ron- the role of President from retiring and cargo business lines at the Port. ald Lichtenecker, formerly Manag-

President and CEO Paul Stevens. “It’s Christian is the ? rst woman President ing Director of GAC Hub Services a great honor to lead Foss and work and CEO in Port NOLA’s 120-year (GHS) will take the reins as Com- with the talented and dedicated mari- history and one of the few women pany Manager for GAC Dubai. time professionals that make it such an port directors in the country. She suc-

His role with GHS Managing amazing company,” said Parrott. “We ceeds Gary LaGrange, who served as

Director will be assumed by Lars have an exciting road ahead of us.” president and chief executive of? cer

Hardeland, currently the com- for the past 15 years. pany’s Strategic Sourcing Manager.

GLDD Appoints Levenson

Tatyana Shorokhova has been ap- to BoD, Announces Privet Trojan Battery Adds Getty to pointed General Manager for GAC

Group Deal C-suite

Russia. She brings to her new role

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corpo- John Getty will lead manufacturing more than 25 years of experience ration (GLDD) announced that Ryan operations for Trojan Battery as the in the development, execution and

Levenson has been appointed to the company’s new senior vice president management of forwarding proj-

Board of Directors, effective Decem- of operations. Getty is responsible ects in Russia and worldwide.

ber 27, 2016. Levenson has also been for manufacturing operations, en-

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