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People &

Companies

Waterjet propulsion systems suppli-

Fagan Con? rmed as er Marine Jet Power announced it has

USCG Commandant appointed Kevin Kirby as president of

Adm. Linda L. Fagan has been con- ? rmed as the 27th Commandant of MJP, Inc. and regional sales director of

Fagan Schultz the U.S. Coast Guard, clearing way for MJP in the Americas region.

her to be the ? rst woman top of? cer in

Krugh Tapped to one of the military services. She suc- ceeds Adm. Karl Schultz, who will re-

Head Bath Iron Works tire at the end of May. The Senate also General Dynamics has appointed con? rmed Vice Adm. Steven D. Pou- Charles F. Krugh as president of its lin to become a four-star admiral and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works succeed Fagan as Vice Commandant. shipyard.

Poulin Phillips

Phillips Sworn In as Holland Named

MARAD Administrator MLA President

Ann C. Phillips has been con? rmed Barbara L. Holland, partner at Col- and sworn in as Administrator of the lier Walsh Nakazawa has taken the

U.S. Maritime Administration, ? lling helm as president of the Maritime Law

Franzke Hunt a position that has been vacant since Association of the United States.

Mark Buzby’s resignation in January 2021. Phillips is the ? rst female to

Ingalls Promotes Fitts serve in the role.

Stephen Fitts has been promoted to vice president of contracts and pricing

Franzke to Lead at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division.

Scania USA

Bernhard Kirby

Jörg Franzke has been appointed

Lewis Named president of engine manufacturer Sca-

Partner at MidAtlantic nia USA. He succeeds Håkan Sterner,

MidAtlantic Engineering Partners, who will move back to Sweden. a civil, environmental and marine engineering and surveying ? rm, an-

New Leadership nounced that W. Stuart Lewis, P.E. is a partner in the ? rm.

Appointments at USMI

Krugh Fitts

Timothy Hunt has been named president and Bryant Bernhard, PE,

Giersdorf to Lead chief technology of? cer of boatbuilder

American Queen Voyages

United States Marine, Inc.

David Giersdorf has been named acting president for Hornblower

Kirby Named

Group’s American Queen Voyages for a term of up to 18 months.

President of MJP Inc

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