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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

Reeves Daniels Bucher Bert Irelan

Grumman and BAE Systems, as well as

Rear Adm. Bert Fills USCG’s project management and lifecycle consult-

Top Legal Role

The U.S. Coast Guard announced ing services for major defense contractors and ship repair organizations focusing pri-

Rear Adm. Melissa Bert has been invest- ed as judge advocate general and chief marily on support of U.S. Navy programs, counsel of the Coast Guard. Bert is the as well as over a decade of waterfront man- agement experience at multiple ports.

service’s ?rst woman to hold that of-

Mead ?ce. As judge advocate general and chief

New Leadership at Vard Marine counsel, Bert will lead a group of legal

Naval architecture and marine en- professionals who are responsible for the delivery of all legal services in support of gineering ?rm Vard Marine Inc. an- the Coast Guard’s missions, its units and nounced Thursday that Wade Carson its people. She is the Coast Guard’s 20th will succeed Dave McMillan as presi- chief counsel and seventh uniformed dent and CEO upon McMillan’s retire- ment on May 31.

judge advocate general.

Carson has been with Vard for 18

Smith years. For the past six years he has led

AWO Elects Mead as Chairman

Arthur F. Mead, Vice President and the business’s strategic direction as VP

Chief Counsel at Crowley Maritime Business Development and most recent- ly was on assignment as interim Manag-

Corporation, has been elected Chair- ing Director of af?liate company Vard man of the American Waterways Op- erators (AWO), succeeding outgoing Electro Canada.

Following his 30-year tenure with Vard

Chairman Scott Merritt, former Chief

Operating Of?cer with Foss Maritime Marine, McMillan will pursue another chapter in the marine industry as a mar-

Company, LLC.

Carson McMillan

In addition to Mead’s appointment, keting/business development consultant.

Del Wilkins, President of Illinois Marine

Rabbitt to Join Hornblower as CEO

Towing, Inc. was elected Vice Chair-

U.S.-based passenger vessel operator man; and Clark Todd, President & Chief

Hornblower Group announced it has

Operating Of?cer of Blessey Marine Ser- appointed Kevin Rabbitt has CEO. A vices, Inc. was elected Treasurer.

member of the Hornblower Board since 2018, Rabbitt is expected to take up the

Smith Named CEO of role in July, while founder, Chairman

Fincantieri Marine Systems NA

Rabbitt

Chesapeake-based Fincantieri Marine and current CEO Terry MacRae will

Systems North America, as Ryan W. continue as Executive Chairman.

Smith assumed the position as CEO for

Friis Nilaus

Rand Completes ASC Acquisition the company. Smith brings over 15 years

New Jersey-based Rand Logistics said of experience in program management and engineering roles with Northrop Thursday it has completed its $260

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