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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

Rosenblatt Creates New

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Feridun Serim Greg Terwilliger

M. Rosenblatt & Son, Inc. (MR&S) announced the creation of a new division and the promotion of two employees. The new divi- sion is headquartered in Newport

News, Va., and serves the southern

U.S., with additional offices situat- ed in Norfolk, Charleston and New

Orleans.

Feridun Serim, former manag- er of the company's office in

Newport News and a 29-year

Rosenblatt employee, will direct the daily operations of the new division as vice president and man- ager, Southern Division. Greg

Terwilliger, part of Rosenblatt since 1980, will serve as Newport

News branch manager, in addition to fulfilling his current capacity as chief engineer of the branch office.

KVH Promotes Palmer

KVH Industries, Inc., provider of navigation and mobile satellite communications equipment, has promoted Ian Palmer to North

America Marine Sales manager.

Formerly Commercial Marine

Sales manager, he will now oversee all aspects of sales and distribution and will direct KVH's domestic and

Canadian sales forces.

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O'Sullivan Joins Halter

Marine

Maureen

O'Sullivan has joined Halter

Marine Group, Inc. as senior vice pres- ident and general counsel. Prior to accepting this Maureen O'Sullivan position, she was a partner in New

Orleans law firm McGlinchey

Stafford, LLC, and was the found- ing and managing partner of the firm's Dallas office.

Ms. O'Sullivan has worked with

Halter Marine Group since 1983 as outside counsel for company prede- cessor Halter Marine, Inc. She also served as outside counsel for

Trinity Industries, Inc., the cur- rent company's former parent.

BV Names New VP

Bureau Veritas (BV) announced that Philip

Kimball joined its

Stamford, Conn., office as vice presi- dent of Marine

Business

Development for

North America.

His responsibilities will include

Philip Kimball expansion of the class societ; activities and new product innov tions for the U.S., Canada ar

Mexico. Mr. Kimball has prev ously been employed by IV

Rosenblatt & Son and C.I

Cushing & Co., Inc.

This appointment accompanie

BVs recent effort to target tht

North American market, whict was launched with a $5 million development project in March.

ASRY Wins British Safety

Award

Marketing Director Jonas Svedberg (pictured right) accepts ASRV's safety award from Sir

Neville Purvis.

The Arab Shipbuilding and

Repair Yard Co. (ASRY) of Bahrain won a safety award from the

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