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34MTRJanuary/February 2012 Marport Names NewCEO, CFOMarport Deep Sea Technologies appointed Cyril McKelvie as President & CEO and Susan Robbins Parsons to the position of CFO. McKelvie will succeed Karl Kenny, Marport?s co-founder, who will assume the position of Chief Strategy Officer and continue to serve on the company?s Board of Directors. Robbins Parsons will succeed Bernie Beckett, who will retire at the end of 2011. McKelvie brings more than 25 years of senior management experi- ence in advanced engineering, R&D and operations. He joins Marport from his most recent position as EVP of Sanmina-SCI Corporation. ?Marport is fortunate to have Cyril take the helm,? said Kenny. ?He brings significant operational andmanagement expertise that will be instrumental in our continued global expansion. Appointing Cyril to his new position enables me to stay focused on corporate strategy, prod- uct development and brand position- ing.?Susan Robbins Parsons has over 20 years experience in senior finance. She joins Marport from her most recent position as V.P. Finance for COM DEV Canada, a leading provider of space hardware and serv- ices. Before that she was CFO for International Datacasting Corporation, a global leader in digitalcontent distribution. Susan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA from Dalhousie University. Umbro Joins Hydroid Bruno R. Umbro Jr. CFCM, has joined Hydroid, Inc. as Contracts Manager and Small Business Liaison Officer (SBLO). Umbro brings 15 years of government contracting experience, including positions withFoster Wheeler, ECC and NEIE, along with three years of private con- sulting, both government and com- mercial. Keppel Wins $809m Contract from Sete Brasil Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (Keppel O&M), through its sub- sidiary Fernvale Pte., won a $809m contract from Urca Drilling B.V., a subsidiary of Sete Brasil Participações S.A. (Sete Brasil), for the design and construction of a semisubmersible (semi) drilling rig based on Keppel's proprietary DSSTM 38E design. It is designed to meet the stringentrequirements of the deepwater "Golden Triangle" region, compris- ing Brazil, Africa and the Gulf of Mexico. Scheduled for delivery in 4Q 2015, the rig is intended to support the exploration of Brazil's estimated 50 billion barrels of deep-sea oil and gas reserves. Brazil is currently the world's 11th largest oil producer and is expected to be in the top five by 2020. Its national oil company, Petrobras, has plans for $224 billion in capital expenditure from 2011 to 2015. The DSSTM 38E is rated to drill to depths of 10,000m below the rotary table in 3,000m water depth. It is 108m in overall length, with a main deck size of 73 x 73m. Its oper- ational displacement is approximately 45,000 tons. The DSSTM 38E has accommodation facilities to house acrew of up to 160 men. It has both vertical and horizontal riser storage. The vessel is designed to stay in posi- tion via eight Azimuthing thrusters and the configurations comply withthe ABS DPS-3 requirements. Sea-Bird Opens European Center Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc. opened its European calibration and repair center. Located in Kempten, Germany, Sea-Bird GmbH offers European customers the same repair and calibration services that up until now have only been performed at Sea-Bird HQ. A four-day training session and open house will be held atthe European facility from April 23 to 26, 2012. A full range of parts and supplies will be stocked to sup-port the repair and refurbishment of customer-owned equipment. Sound Metrics ReceivesLarge Order from Japan Sound Metrics received an order from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for 17 DIDSON Diver-Held Systems. In the search for disaster victims immediately fol-lowing the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March, JMSDF, state and local agencies became inti-mately familiar with the brand. It reportedly found DIDSON?s ease of use and near video-like imagery that led JMSDF to order 17 units that will be placed with agencies at ports around the country. Sound Metrics designed and manufactures the DID- SON brand of acoustic imagingsonars that has exceptional image clarity. In addition to the autonomous Diver-Held unit, which has a high- definition mask-mounted heads-updisplay, all Sound Metrics sonars are dual frequency ? the lower frequency to reach out farther and find targets, the higher frequency for closer detailed inspection and identifica-tion. www.soundmetrics.com people & companiesMTR#1 (34-48):MTR Layouts 1/3/2012 10:47 AM Page 34