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Webb Institute, the Board of Advisors for the University of Michigan's School of

Engineering, the Board of Visitors of the

Joint Military Intelligence College, the

Houston Texas Council of the United Ser- vices Organization (USO), the Advisory

Board of the Navy League, and is a direc- tor of the Coast Guard Foundation and is a companion of the Naval Order.

Kramek has received military awards, including Distinguished Service medals from the Department of Defense, Trans- portation and the United States Coast

Guard. He is also a recipient of the Amer- ican Pilots Association Navigation Safety

Award, the Seamen's Church Institute

Distinguished Service Award, the U.S.

Navy League Distinguished Service

Award, the Society of the Naval Order

Sea Service Award and was recently inducted into the United Nations Mar- itime Hall of Fame.

Goltens Promotes

Friedberg

Paul F. Friedberg has been named as the company's new president of Worldwide

Service and has been chosen to serve as director of Goltens' Worldwide Board.

Friedberg, who previously served as

Goltens' regional head in the Middle East & India, will be responsible for all

Goltens' service and trading operations outside the United States including

Europe, the Middle East, the Far East and

China. In addition, he will be responsible for global business development activities (including activities in the United States), and will continue to manage Goltens' day- to-day operations in the Middle East &

India until a successor is identified.

According to Mark Rutkowski,

Goltens' Managing Director & Chief

Financial Officer, Friedberg brings to

Goltens vast experience, knowledge and considerable managerial skills in the ship- building, ship repair, oil & gas and mechanical markets. "His experience, coupled with his hands-on, pragmatic and dynamic leadership style will enable him to further Goltens' transition from a com- pany formerly known for its local market strength to a company now recognized for both its local and global market posi- tions," says Rutkowski.

ASA Announces

New Leaders

George Wittich, Senior Vice President of Weeks Marine, has been named Presi- dent of the American Salvage Association (ASA). John Witte, Jr., Executive Vice

President of Donjon Marine Co., Inc., has been named ASA's Vice President, and

Paul Gallagher, Director of Sales - Marine

Transportation, Foss Maritime, has been elected Secretary/Treasurer. "We expect great things from ASA's incoming leadership," said George Wit- tich. "Among the areas the ASA will focus on throughout the year are the status of the still pending U.S. marine salvage regulations, responder immunity, and the salvors' role in environmental protection and maritime security. Our member's sal- vage response work in the hurricane dev- astated Gulf Region continues to be a pri- ority," he said. "The association owes a great debt of thanks to Richard Fairbanks, President,

Titan, A Crowley Company, who served as ASA's President over the last two years. Dick's hard work, diligence, and critical guidance served our association and our industry well," Wittich said.

ACL Appoints

Mitchell

American Commercial Lines Inc. appointed Rich Mitchell as Senior Vice

President Corporate Strategy. Mitchell brings many years of business leadership, acquisition and strategic planning skills to the Company. He worked for more than 20 years with United Parcel Service of

America, Inc. in positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as the Vice

President of Corporate Strategy. He has a

Bachelor of Science degree from the Uni- versity of Louisville and a Master in Busi- ness Administration degree from Embry

Riddle Aeronautical University.

Foundation Elects

New Trustees

The National Waterways Foundation has elected six new trustees at its recent meeting in October in Chicago, IL.

They are Rev. Dr. Jean Smith , Execu- tive Director, Seamen's Church Institute (New York, NY); Ms. Teri Goodmann ,

Development Director, Mississippi River

Museum and Aquarium (Dubuque, IA);

Mr. Charles Jones , Chairman of the

Board, Amherst/Madison Coal & Supply

Company (Charleston, WV); Mr. Terry

Becker , President, Riverway Co. (Min- neapolis, MN); Mr. Robert (Bobby)

Guthans, (retired, formerly President and

CEO, Midstream Fuel Service, Inc.,

Mobile, AL); and Mr. Robert Nichol ,

President, Moffatt & Nichol Engineers (Long Beach, CA).

The goal of the National Waterways

Foundation is to serve and protect Ameri- ca's waterways system. Through research studies, education and training programs, grants, forms and similar activities, the

Foundation helps people understand how to maintain our waterways system, enhance its capabilities, and promote its value in the years ahead.

Donjon Leads in

Gulf Recovery

Donjon Marine is serving as the lead salvage contractor for the Katrina/Rita

Response as a result of its U.S. Navy Sal-

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