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Q&A

What’s your top, most pressing challenge as Markey CEO, and what’s being done to address it?

Markey, like all other ? rms in our marine industry, is faced with the real- ity that young people are simply not entering our industry the way they once did. For this reason, we are pay- ing particular attention to hiring good candidates when they appear. We see that in order to continue a 116-year history of quality and engineering ex- cellence, “new thinking”—including new approaches to old dilemmas—is a vital component of our continued growth as a company. At the same time, I recognize that it may not be so simple to replace older workers, with their experience and skills, as it once was. Markey this year has expanded staff by over 10%, younger people be- ing the main component, and we are

A Markey electric hawser bow winch model DEPCF-52-75 for Moran Towing at Gulf Island Fabricators. www.marinelink.com MN 13|