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NEW CFO FOR RICKMERS Dr Ignace Van Mee- nen has taken up theposition of Chief Fi-nancial Officer (CFO) of the Rick-mers Group effective October 1, 2011. Dr. Van Meenen takes over as CFO from Dr Moritz Mittelbach, who left the organization at the beginning of the year after 10 years of service. ZARMATI TO TO RETIRE AS CEO OF COSTA CRUISES NA After nearly 43 years in the cruise busi- ness, Maurice M. Zarmati is retiring aspresident and CEO of Costa CruisesNorth America, effective November 30, 2011. He will remain with the line as asenior consultant on Costa?s worldwide sales, marketing and passenger-traffic ini- tiatives. Zarmati, 65, became president and CEO of Costa Cruises North Amer- ica in March 2008. ?Maurice was there at the beginning of Carnival Cruise Lines and was one of a trusted core group of individuals who built that brand into the largest, most pop- ular cruise line in the world,? said Micky Arison, chairman and CEO of Carnival Corporation & plc. ?In a career spanningmore than four decades, Maurice was known for his exemplary performance, loyalty, leadership and sense of humor. We appreciate his many contributions at both Carnival and Costa Cruises.? WELCH NEW CEO SE ASIA IHC Merwede appointed Denis Welch as its CEO for South East Asia. He will beresponsible for helping the company to reinforce its regional identity and expand its Asian-centred operations ? which are focussed on its offshore and marine ac- tivities. IHC Merwede President Govert CUMMINS NAMES BUSH GM Cummins Inc. hasnamed Jenny BushGeneral Manager forthe Commercial Ma-rine Business. Shewill be responsiblefor all commercialmarine business ac- tivities for the Engine Business Unit (EBU) globally, including business de- velopment and support. She will be lo- cated in Charleston, S.C., and will reportdirectly to Mark Levett, VP of the High Horsepower Engine Business. XL ESTABLISHES INLAND MARINE FIELD OPSTo put its marine insurance experience closer to their clients, agents and brokers,the Marine insurance unit at XL Groupplc (NYSE: XL) announced additionalunderwriting appointments further estab-lishing its inland marine field operation. XL?s new Inland Marine Field team in- cludes Michael Perrotti, Senior Vice President, Marine Field Operations basedin Cleveland, Ken Mueller, Regional Vice President in Atlanta, and Ryan Faris, Ma- rine Underwriter in New York. Accord- ing to Richard DeSimone, President ofXL?s US Ocean and Inland Marine unit, ?New York, Cleveland and Atlanta are key trading hubs. With these appoint- ments, we?re putting our inland marine underwriting expertise out in our key markets and in closer proximity to our clients. Now, brokers and businesses in these regions have direct access to XL?s local underwriting expertise which can also tap into our global insurance net-work as they need it.? JMS MAKES PROMOTIONS JMS Naval Architects & Salvage Engi- neers (JMS) has named Blake Powell to the position of President. Powell previ- ously served as Vice President. Rick Fer- nandes, who has been with the firm since its founding, has been named Vice Presi- dent. Jack Ringelberg will remain on- board as Chief Executive Officer and Bruce Banks, who founded JMS in 1988,remains Chairman.HANKINS JOINS DONJON AS VP Donjon Marine saidthat Paul Hankins,formerly President ofDonjon-SMIT, LLC, has joined Donjon asVice President of Op- erations-Salvage & Engineering Divi- sion. Hankins? primary duties will in- volve Donjon?s U.S. Navy Salvage Serv- ices Contract, as well as its U.S. CoastGuard Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA). WÄRTSILÄ X35 STARTED The first of the new electronically con- trolled Wärtsilä X35 low-speed engines has been successfully started. The run- ning engine was introduced to an audi- ence of invited guests during a ceremony on November 11, 2011 at the Yuchai Ma- rine Power Co. Ltd (YCMP) plant in China. YCMP, a Wärtsilä licensee since October 2009, is a part of the Yuchai Ma- chinery Group. The Wärtsilä X35 is a completely new Wärtsilä engine that, to- gether with the Wärtsilä X40, will cover the small-bore end of the market. It is a segment where Wärtsilä has not been present for a number of years. W&O INCORPORATES IN BRAZIL W&O Supply, a supplier of marine valves, pipe, fittings, engineered prod- ucts, valve automation and data manage- ment systems, has established operationsin Brazil, with the first office located in Rio de Janeiro. The Brazil business is led by Alex Piquer, W&O?s managing direc- tor for all South America operations. GRANDWELD DELIVERS 41M CREW BOAT Grandweld Shipyards commemorated the delivery of the second of three 41M crew PEOPLE & COMPANIES NEWS32Maritime Reporter & Engineering News MR Dec.11 # 4 (25-33):MR Template 12/7/2011 10:58 AM Page 32