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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

DoyleBrandes Bordelon Rekola

Loy Stewart: 1947-2020 Austal COO Gregg Promoted to CEO

David Loy Stewart Sr, former owner Australian shipbuilding group Austal and Chairman of the Board at ship re- announced its Chief Operating Of?cer

Stewart pair yard Detyens Shipyards, Inc. in Patrick Gregg will take over as Chief

North Charleston, S.C. passed away on Executive Of?cer effective January 1,

Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at the age of 72. 2021, following a six-month transition

In 1973 Loy went to work for his fa- from current Managing Director and ther-in law at Detyens Shipyards as a Ma- CEO David Singleton.

chinist helper. By 1982 he had risen to the position of Secretary/Treasurer of the

Mellquist Named President shipyard. In 1990, he bought the ship- at Volvo Penta yard from his partner and began driv- Heléne Mellquist has been appointed as ing the shipyard to success, moving its President Volvo Penta and new member location in 1995 to the Charleston Na- of Volvo Group Management. She will re- val Shipyard and turning a small family place Björn Ingemanson, who is retiring.

owned business into one of the premier ship repair facilities on the East Coast.

SCA Elects New Leadership

The Shipbuilders Council of Ameri-

Parks ca, the national trade association repre-

Steve Parks: 1975-2020

Steve Parks, a long-tenured and well- senting the U.S. shipbuilding and repair known maritime media marketing per- industry, announced new board lead- sona, passed away suddenly of a heart ership. Taking over the helm of Chair- attack on June 7, 2020. He was 45. man from Terry O’Brien of Austal USA

Steve began his career in maritime is Ben Bordelon, president and CEO publishing in 1998. In 2014, Steve start- of Bollinger Shipyards. Joining him to ed his own marketing ?rm Wake Media lead the SCA Board is Brad Moyer, Vice to deliver business-to-business media President of BAE Systems Ship Repair and communications services to clients serving as Vice Chairman.

in the maritime and offshore sectors.

Merchent

Doyle to Lead Port of Baltimore

William P. Doyle, a former U.S. Fed-

Merchant Takes the Helm at Halter Marine eral Maritime Commissioner, has been

ST Engineering North America, hired to lead the Port of Baltimore as the

Inc. announced Monday that Robert new executive director of the Maryland “Bob” L. Merchent has been named Port Administration. Currently Execu-

Singleton, Gregg

President and CEO of Pascagoula, tive Director of the Dredging Contrac-

Miss. shipbuilder Halter Marine. He tors of America, Doyle will take the helm

Mellquist replaces outgoing President and CEO, at the Port of Baltimore effective July 22,

Ron Baczkowski. succeeding Jim White, who announced he would step down at the end of 2019.

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