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January 2012www.marinelink.com 39INGEMANSON PRESIDENT OF VOLVO PENTA Björn Ingemanson, 53, has been appointed new President of Volvo Penta, as of April 1, 2012, when he will succeed the current President Göran Gummeson, who will retire.SKOU APPOINTED CEO OF MAERSK LINE Søren Skou was appointed CEO of Maersk Line effective January 16, 2012. Skou was previously CEO of Maersk Tankers and replaces Eivind Kolding, who leaves to become Chairman of the Executive Board of Danske Bank. GL NAMES NEW SVP GLOBAL SALES Germanischer Lloyd (GL) appointed Christian Freiherr von Oldershausen to the newly created position of Senior Vice President Global Sales. In his new position, he will be re- sponsible for enhancing global salesNOL CHAIRMAN RETIRESNOL Group said that its Chairman, Cheng Wai Keung, will retire from the NOL Board after its annual general meetingscheduled in April 2012. He will be replaced by Kwa Chong Seng, who was appointed as Director of the NOL Board with effect from January 1, 2012. SIGNAL ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS Signal International announced the promotions of MichaelR. Cook to Vice President of Contracts and Technical Sup- port, Signal International and Andrew P. Veith to Vice Presi- dent of Engineering, Signal International. HAUSMAN PRESIDENT, COO OF DELTA RIGGING Delta Rigging & Tools, said that Mitch Hausman has joined the company as President and COO. EBDG ADDS STAFF Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) said that DarrenMonzingo has re-joined Elliott Bay Design Group, responsi-ble for developing concept and contract designs, feasibility studies and cost analyses for new vessel construction and ex- isting vessel modifications. Also, James Jennings has earned status as a professional engineer. DNV, KEMA CREATE ENERGY COMPANY DNV has acquired 74.3% of KEMA?s shares, creating a on- sulting and certification company within the cleaner energy, sustainability, power generation, transmission and distribu- tion sectors. DNV and KEMA will form an energy con- sulting, testing and certification company that can drive the worldwide transition towards a safe, reliable, efficient and clean energy ecosystem. PAYNE, ENGELBRECHT JOIN GPA Joseph E. Payne, P.E. has joined Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) as the Electrical Department Manager and ChiefElectrical Engineer. Eric Engelbrecht has joined Seattle- based Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) as a Project Manager. TRANSAS MARINE & ECDIS TRAINING Transas Marine GmbH is the first among all German train- ing institutes to receive BSH Flag State approval for its STCW conform ECDIS training. BSH has issued a certifi- cate for Transas with an honorable number BSH-2011-921- 001. von OldershausenIngemansonSkouMR Jan.12 # 5 (34-41):MR Template 1/10/2012 10:50 AM Page 39