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56Maritime Reporter & Engineering News NEWSPEOPLE & COMPANIES Taylor PlattGorskiSparre SennerLioddenTidewater CEO Taylor to Retire Tidewater Inc. said that Dean Taylor ,its President and CEO since March 2002,will retire as an executive officer of the company effective May 31, 2012. Jeffrey M. Platt will become Tidewater?s new President and CEO effective June 1, 2012. Platt has been Tidewater?s COO, overseeing Tidewater?s domestic and in- ternational marine operations, since JulyJeffrey A. Gorski will succeed Mr. Platt as Tidewater?s Executive Vice President and COO. Sparre Retires from Bollinger Bollinger Texas City, L.P., (BTC) a Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. facility, an- nounced the upcoming retirement of itsVice President and General Manager, Max Sparre . Sparre?s retirement was an- nounced by Bollinger Executive Vice President, Ben Bordelon, giving an overview of Sparre's 51 years of serv- iceto the shipyard industry and the Bollinger group of shipyards. In addition to the announcement of Sparre?s upcom- ing retirement early next year, Bordelon also announced that Monty Bludworth, Assistant General Manager at Bollinger'sTexas City facility, will move into the po- sition of General Manager immediately. Mike Senner Retires Mike Senner retired from New Orleans, La.-based Karl Senner Inc. effective April 30, 2012, the company announced. Lockheed Martin?s Stevens to Retire Lockheed Martin said that Chairmanand CEO Bob Stevens, 60, informed the board of his plans to retire as CEO after25 years of service with the company. President and COO Chris Kubasik, 51, will succeed Stevens as CEO effective January 1, 2013. Stevens will remain chairman through January 2014.ABS Strengthens Management Team ABS strengthened its executive leader- ship team with the election of Tony Nas- sif as Executive Vice President and COO of the society. Nassif moves to ABS from his position as President and CEO of thesociety?s wholly owned affiliate, ABS Group of Companies Inc. Current ABS President, CEO and COO Christopher J. Wiernicki relinquishes the COO responsibilities to Nassif. Palermo: HAL?s Director, Ship Refurb Joe Palermo has been appointed to thenewly created position of director, ship refurbishments for Holland America Line and Seabourn. Liodden Receives WISTA Award WISTA Norway said that President of YoungShip International, Birgit Liod- den, is the winner of the WISTA Leader- Ship Award 2012. Today, she runs her own company and holds key positions in among others Oslo Maritime Network, YoungShip International, Nor-Shipping, Maritime Career and Oslo Region Mar- itime Council. New Leadership Named at HeidmarThe Board of Directors of HeidmarHoldings LLC selected its new Executive team to lead the Company. Marc La Monte has been appointed President andCEO of Heidmar Inc. and Per Heilmannhas been appointed Executive Vice Pres- ident and Chief Risk Officer. Jaya Welcomes New President to Off- shore Division Max Hartvigsen was appointed by Jaya Holdings as the organization?s new Pres- ident of the Offshore Division. He is re- sponsible for business development, profit and loss for the fleet of owned and chartered vessels and operational excel- lence of the fleet, including technicalmanagement, operational requirementsand client management. Seaspan Signs Contract with STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Seaspan Marine entered into a technol-ogy support agreement with STX Off- shore and Shipbuilding Company Ltd. This partnership will optimize Vancouver Shipyard?s planned facilities upgrades for the Federal Government?s recently awarded $8 billion Non-Combat National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy GAC Bunker Fuels Appoints US Manager GAC Bunker Fuels appointed Maurice Lara as its Bunker Manager for East Coast USA. He is based in Norwalk, Connecticut and accountable to NicholasBrowne, Global Director of GAC Bunker Fuels, and Bob Bandos, Managing Di-rector of GAC USA. OW Bunker: New Global Lube Division OW Bunker launched a global Marine Lubricants Division. The company has started cooperation with leading brandsin Marine Lubricants to provide a full range of lubricant grades to customers,and will look to target further sales to specific target prospects on a worldwide basis. The Marine Lubricants Division will be headquartered in Piraeus, and leadby Stathis Grafakos First Order for Damen Shiprepair Brest On April 11, 2012, Director André Hol- lander and Sales Manager Theo Kloost- erman announced the first ship repair order of Damen Shiprepair Brest(France) by sounding the bell in the tra-ditional way. It is the first vessel is booked under the new management and comes in the second week after the ac-quisition of the former Sobrena Yard in Brest by the Damen Shipyards Group. The order was granted by the French off- shore and subsea service provider Bour- bon Offshore Surf, specialized in Subsea Umbilicals Risers Flowlines (SURF) services and concerns the docking of theAlcyon, one of Bourbon?s Anchor Han- dling Tug Supply vessels. The docking consists of the 30-years survey, including all normal items, a complete external paint program, repairs of tank coatingsand major steel renewal in fore peak area. GEA Westfalia Separator Signs With Sep- arator Spares & Equipment, LLC Separator Spares & Equipment, LLCannounced an authorized distributor agreement with GEA Mechanical Equip-ment US, Inc. (GEA Westfalia Separator Division) for the Gulf Coast region. Ef- fective immediately, Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC will be providing GEA Westfalia high-speed separator equip- ment, spare parts, and support through-out the Gulf Coast region. This strategic alliance will provide GEA Westfalia Sep- arator?s customers a local representative on the Gulf Coast.www.separatorequipment.com ObituaryMærsk Mc-KinneyMøllerShipowner Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller passed away on April 16, 2012. Ane Mærsk Mc-Kinney Uggla states: "On behalf of the entire family, I wish to express our deep sorrow at the loss of our father, grandfather and great grandfather, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller. My sisters and I have lost a fa- ther who never failed neither his fam- ily nor his business. Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller became joint owner of the company "Firmaet A.P. Møller" in 1940. Since his father's death in 1965, he was director and chairman of the most important com-panies in the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group. Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller un- dertook the daily management until1993 and became chairman of A.P. Møller ? Mærsk A/S until 2003. With the death of Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group has lost a businessman of inter- national format and the man who, ifany, can take credit for the Group being among the world's leading and Denmark's undisputed largest business with activities in a number of areas such as shipping, oil and retail. Will and energy characterised Mærsk Mc- Kinney Møller's endeavours. Fore- sight, careful preparation and a never failing commitment created the signif- icant international business that the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group is today. At the time of his death, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller was Chairman of the Board of the A.P. Møller and Chastine Mc-Kinney Møller Foundation, the A.P. Møller Relief Foundation, and the Maersk Employee Foundation, all of which are significant shareholders of A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S. MR May 12 # 7 (50-55):MR Template 5/7/2012 3:18 PM Page 56