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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS Allegretti, AWO IngramFernandezDuffySchwarzRemontZukunftJensenWesterman MortonChristensenCapoOrrin Ingram named CEOIngram Barge Company said that Orrin H. Ingram is the new Chief Ex- ecutive OfÞ cer of the company, suc- ceeding Craig Philip who is retiring effective June 30, 2014. Remont Joins Bollinger Shipyards Bollinger Shipyards said that Chris Remont has joined the company as Director of Program Management. Remont will oversee Bollinger Ship- yardÕs Lockport new construction fa- cility, with an emphasis on the present U.S. Coast Guard Fast Response Cut- ter program. Fernandez Takes the Helm Yanmar America said that Ted Bregar will relinquish his duties as President of Yanmar America and as- sume the responsibilities as Chairman & Senior Executive Advisor. Tim Fer- nandez will become the new President of Yanmar America. W&O Promotes Duffy W&O promoted Bill Duffy to Northeast regional manager. Duffy has spent the past 18 years at W&O. Schwarz Joins ZF MarineZF Marine Propulsion Systems Mi- ramar LLC said that Ed Schwarz has joined the team as Business Develop- ment Manager for the Commercial and Fast Craft product line in North America. Jensen Joins Global Diving Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. hired Jennifer Jensen as Vice President of the newly formed Quality Assurance Group. Christensen Joins PVA Staff Eric Christensen has joined the PVA Staff as the Director of Regula- tory Affairs and Risk Management. Zukunft New USCG CommandantAdm. Paul F. Zukunft assumed command as the 25th commandant of the Coast Guard in May, relieving Adm. Bob Papp. Zukunft will lead the largest component of the Department of Homeland Security, comprised of 41,700 active duty, 7,800 reserve and 8,300 civilian personnel as well as more 31,000 volunteer Coast Guard auxiliarists.Morton Elected AWO Chairman The American Waterways Op- erators elected new leaders during its Spring Convention. Frank Mor- ton, Director, Turn Services LLC, was elected as Chairman and David Sehrt, Senior Vice President & COO, Ingram Barge Company, was elected as Vice Chairman. Morton succeeds outgoing Chairman Buckley McAllis- ter, President, McAllister Towing. Westerman Joins Parsons Brinckerhoff Al Westerman has been named a Port/Maritime Security Specialist in the Tampa ofÞ ce of Parsons Brinckerhoff. Capo Named SVP for Maher Terminals Maher Terminals LLC announced the appointment of Frank Capo as Se- nior Vice President-Commercial. K&L Gates Enhances NY, Boston Michael G. Chalos has joined the New York ofÞ ce of global law Þ rm K&L Gates LLP as a partner in the maritime practice. Chalos is accom-panied in his move by associates Luke Reid and George Kontakis in the Þ rmÕs Boston and New York ofÞ ces.July 201454 MNMN July14 Layout 50-59.indd 54MN July14 Layout 50-59.indd 546/18/2014 3:59:20 PM6/18/2014 3:59:20 PM

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