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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

Technologies Program Offi cer, which concluded 35 years of Federal Service.

In that role he managed the DOJ’s e- learning development and delivery for 110,000 DOJ employees.

Pascal Joins KVH as VP

KVH Industries, Inc. announced last month that Candice Pascal has joined KVH as Vice President, Con- tent Acquisition. Ms. Pascal becomes

KVH’s key person for securing and managing rights to the studio and independent fi lm and television con- tent that will be delivered via KVH’s new IP-MobileCast content deliv- ery service. Most recently, Ms. Pas- cal developed and oversaw maritime content and business strategy matters including licensing and acquisitions for Global Eagle Entertainment. Pas- cal holds Juris Doctor and MBA from

Stetson University and is a member of

The Florida Bar.

Harrington Hoists Promotes Lussow

Harrington Hoists Inc. announced the promotion of Bret Lussow from

Business Development Sales Manager to VP Business Development. Lussow has 16 years of combined service at

Harrington Hoists, starting in 1998 as a Territory Sales Representative, later holding positions of Powered Product

Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manag- er and in Business Development Sales.

Glander Appoints Bunker &

Lubricant Broker

Glander International Bunker- ing announced the addition of Ryan

Anthony Hernandez to their Florida offi ce. Appointed as a Bunker and Lu- bricant Broker & Trader, Ryan will of- fer his clients an in-depth knowledge of both US and Middle Eastern ports.

BMT Fleet Technology Welcomes

New President

BMT Fleet Technology Ltd (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd an- nounced the appointment of Darcy

Byrtus as President. Darcy joins BMT from General Dynamics Canada where he held the post of Director of Business Development for Naval

Programs and Project Management.

With over 30 years’ experience in the management of defense projects,

Darcy has a dual Masters in Naval Ar- chitecture and Mechanical Engineer- ing from MIT and a degree in Physics and Oceanography from Royal Roads

Military College.

Schechtman Named Deputy

Business Manager for Parsons

Brinckerhoff

Jeffrey Schechtman has been named

Deputy Regional Business Manager for the Southeast region of Parsons

Brinckerhoff, a global infrastructure strategic consulting, engineering, and construction management organiza- tion. A Parsons Brinckerhoff Vice

President, he is currently the Executive

Program Manager for the South Caro- lina State Ports Authority Program, managing the fi rm’s activities associ- ated with the delivery of a $1.5 billion 10-year capital program to modernize and expand various port facilities.

Wellsite Appoints Two to

Management Team

Wellsite Rental Services, LLC has appointed Mark Johnson as president.

Johnson joins Wellsite Rental Services with more than 34 years of experience in the oil and gas, domestic inspection and rental markets. He will manage all business ventures including opera- tions and sales, while developing the core business and expanding the com- pany’s reach. Additionally, Rex Ferrier was named vice president - Texas op- erations. Ferrier joins Wellsite Rental

Services with more than 36 years of experience in the oil and gas services business. Based in Victoria, Texas, he will manage WRS’ Texas operations, including quality control and custom- er relations as the company expands into Texas markets. His oilfi eld ca- reer began with Diamond M Drilling

Company in Morgan City, La.

Stabil Drill Names Alvarez Sales

Manager, Latin America

Stabil Drill has named A. Mau- ricio Alvarez as Latin America sales manager. Based in Houston, Alvarez will identify new clients in the Latin

American region through an active and structured approach and will also build relationships between clients and the operations teams in all South

American countries. He holds more than 30 years of experience in drilling

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