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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

Buono GreeneFlanagan MetcalfSirmenis Lee mittee at their 38th International An-

Greene, President of TOTE nual Meeting. Sanjam Gupta, Director

Services, to Retire in 2019

Rear Admiral (USN-Ret.) Phil Greene Sitara Shipping was re-elected to a third announced his retirement from TOTE term on the Executive Committee.

Services effective January 4, 2019. Kathy Metcalf, CEO of The Chamber

With a career spanning more than 40 of Shipping of America, was honored as years between his navy, government the 2018 WISTA International Person- and private sector careers, Greene ality of the Year at the Annual General served as President of TOTE Services Meeting. Metcalf is also the Chairman since 2013. Jeff Dixon will succeed of the International Chamber of Ship-

IMTRA Mourns the Loss of

Greene as President of TOTE Services. ping’s Environmental Sub-Committee.

Nat Bishop

Marad Names Buono as Flanagan Named Yanmar

IMTRA Corporation and its

USMMA Superintendent America’s Marketing Manager employees are saddened by the

Marad Chief Mark Buzby announced Yanmar America Corporation an- passing of former CEO and long- that Jack Buono is the new super- nounced that Dave Flanagan joined time member of the IMTRA fam- intendent for the U.S. Merchant the company as Marketing Manager ily, Nat Bishop, after a 15-year

Marine Academy. Buono took com- for all Product Divisions, which in- battle with melanoma. Bishop mand on November 9, having most cludes Industrial Diesel & REMAN joined IMTRA, the leading man- recently served as President and CEO Engines, Diesel Generators, and High ufacturer, supplier and importer of ExxonMobil’s shipping subsidiary, Speed Commercial Marine Diesel En- of quality marine products, in

SeaRiver Maritime. Following his gines. Dave comes to Yanmar with

May 1974 and worked there un- graduation from the U.S. Merchant more than 20 years of marketing exec- til his retirement at the end of

Marine Academy, Buono worked his utive experience across multiple indus- 2013. He opened its southeast way up from Third Mate to an unlim- tries from B2C to B2B, distribution to operation in Clearwater, Florida, ited Master Mariner with ExxonMobil manufacturing and public to private. which proved to be pivotal for the

Corporation. He received a bachelor company’s growth and pro