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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS SvennerOlsenWood RoddyJensenDiSalvoNew MD for Damen Shiprepair Monica Svenner has been appointed as the new MD. Ms Svenner has wide industrial experience as MD for several international companies, such as Stena Recycling and Atlas Copco. She is one of the Þ rst women to take an MD post within the ship repair industry. Topaz Appoints Olsen as CEO Ren? Kofod-Olsen has been appointed CEO for Topaz Energy & Marine (Topaz). Mr. Kofod- OlsenÕs career spans 18 years in the marine industry with the A.P. M¿ller-Maersk Group, including a period as Chief People OfÞ cer of SVITZER, responsible for the global HR function. He is currently CEO of SVITZER Asia, Middle East & Africa, responsible for a ß eet of 130 vessels operating in 17 countries. EBDG Adds Staff Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has welcomed Mike Wood, PE and Matthew Roddy to its team. Wood will serve as Senior Naval Architect in EBDGÕs New Orleans ofÞ ce and brings over 13 years of naval architecture and marine engineering expertise to the Þ rm. Roddy joins EBDG in Seattle as a Marine Designer. He holds a certiÞ cate in yacht design from The Landing School of Boatbuilding and a BS in Alternative Energies from Seattle PaciÞ c University. Dan-Bunkering Promotes Jensen A/S Dan-Bunkering Ltd., has appointed Bunker Trader Jim Jensen from the ofÞ ce in Copenhagen to Sales Manager. The Danish owned company will shortly open their latest addition to the Dan-Bunkering group in Houston, TX. Jensen will start up the ofÞ ce together with MD Hans Lind Dollerup. Laborde Welcomes DiSalvo Laborde Products brought on David DiSalvo to handle diesel equipment sales and marketing in the Gulf Coast and inland rivers territories. DiSalvo brings 20 years of marine industry experience, previously spending 15 years as a senior sales consultant with Green Marine. GE Marine Promotes Barnes GE Marine has appointed Jeremy Barnes as the Commercial Marine Marketing Director. Barnes is responsible for global commercial market development activities for GEÕs full line of LM marine aeroderivative gas turbines, including industry analysis, strategic planning, customer education, and channel development. Signal Expands AL Sales Team Signal International, Inc. announced the appointment of Tom Godfrey to the position of Domestic Sales and Marketing at the Signal Ship Repair (SSR) facility in Mobile. WCI Names Colbert SVP The Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) Board of Directors has named Debra A. Colbert as Senior Vice President. Colbert previously served as Director of Communications and Media Relations for the organization and has served with WCI since 2004, developing the communications program of its predecessor organization, Waterways Work! Boldt Joins Resolve Academy Resolve Maritime Academy (Academy) said Dave Boldt joined the company as Manager of the Simulation Group. In this capacity, Boldt is responsible for the overall day-to-day operation of the AcademyÕs Simulation Training Center. Newport News Appoints Diakun Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that Peter Diakun, vice president and chief technology ofÞ cer of its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division, has been appointed to vice president of energy programs. Diakun, a 26-year veteran of the shipyard, will assume responsibility for energy programs while maintaining certain aspects of his current position. Diakun has a bachelorÕs degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. July 201254 MNMNJuly2012 Layout 50-58.indd 54MNJuly2012 Layout 50-58.indd 547/10/2012 12:57:18 PM7/10/2012 12:57:18 PM