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86Maritime Reporter & Engineering News NEWSPEOPLE & COMPANIES FuchsUlrichsJongenRüdiger Fuchs is the New CEO of P+S Werften Rüdiger Fuchs (46) will become thenew CEO of Germany?s P+S Werften. He takes over from Dr. Dieter Brammertz, who is leaving P+S as planned. Dr. Di- eter Brammertz (63) was Chairman of P+S Werften from February 2010 and planned and designed the speedy restruc-turing of the former Hegemann-Werften- gruppe. The merger of the shipyards at Stralsund and Wolgast into P+S Werften, and the repositioning of the company as a specialist shipbuilder, are the substan- tial milestones he achieved. ?I represent a new start at P+S Werften,? said Fuchs. ?It?s my aim to lead P+S Werften to long-term success as a specialist shipbuilder with a clear prod- uct profile. My first steps will be to win back the trust of customers, employees and suppliers as well as banks and guar- antors in the company, and to work out a truly realistic company concept. To this end, we need a thorough and clear analy-sis which begins this very day. This will form the basis for a comprehensive re- structuring plan which we will present tothe European Commission by the end of2012.? After studying aviation and space tech- nology at the University of Stuttgart, Fuchs began his career in the space in- dustry, subsequently taking on manage- ment roles in the defense and railindustries. In 2001 he moved to Airbus as head of its Hamburg plant. In 2004 he took over as manager of the newly estab- lished international Cabins business area, and at the same time was appointed to the executive board of Airbus Germany. As chief representative of the A380 for Ger- many he solved the electrics problems of the world?s biggest passenger aircraft. Ulrichs Appointed MD of Rickmers-Linie Rickmers-Linie, part of Hamburg?s Rickmers Group, promoted Ulrich Ul-richs to the position of Managing Direc-tor. Ulrichs joined Rickmers-Linie in 2005 when he took over responsibility for Line Management. In 2008 he becameDirector of this division before being ap- pointed Deputy Managing Director inAugust 2011. Ulrichs will work alongside Rüdiger Gerhardt, who has held the title of Man-aging Director since July 1, 2011 as wellas Head of Logistics Services for theRickmers Group.Bayley to Lead Celebrity CruisesRoyal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. said that Michael Bayley has been promoted to President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises,replacing Dan Hanrahan, whose depar- ture was recently announced. Bayley will report directly to Richard D. Fain, Chairman and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. Bayley has been with Royal Caribbean for over 30 years, most recently as Executive Vice President of Operations. Prior to this role, Bayley served as Executive Vice President ? In- ternational, where he oversaw the inter- national expansion for the company. In a related move, Lisa Lutoff-Perlo will be promoted to Senior Vice President of Op- erations for Royal Caribbean Interna- tional, reporting to Adam Goldstein, President and CEO of Royal Caribbean International. Lutoff-Perlo is a 27 year veteran of the company who has served in a variety of roles within both Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean Interna- tional. New MD for Damen Shipyards Singapore Maarten Jongen has been appointedManaging Director of Damen Shipyards Singapore (DSSi) from March 2012. In his new role, Jongen will focus on mar- keting, services and further improving ef- ficiency at the yard that has been building (aluminium) Damen vessels since 2000. DSSi has been part of the Damen Ship-yards Group since 2000.New CFO at Eagle Bulk ShippingEagle Bulk Shipping Inc. said that Adir Katzav, formerly Director of Financial Reporting, has been promoted to CFO.Katzav succeeds Alan S. Ginsberg, who is leaving to pursue other professional in- terests. To facilitate an orderly transition, Ginsberg agreed to oversee a transition of his responsibilities through mid-August2012.GL Noble Denton Appoints Stoddart GL Noble Denton appointed Arthur Stoddart to lead its operations in theAmericas. Stoddart will become Execu- tive Vice President for the region, based in Houston. Stoddart brings nearly 30years of hands-on oil and gas engineer- ing experience to GL Noble Denton's Americas Region. Huang Joins A/S Dan-Bunkering A/S Dan-Bunkering said that Sarah Huang, 29, joined Dan-Bunkering's Shanghai office as Marketing Executive as of June 2012. Huang was born in China and moved to Denmark as a child, but is now back in China. Klüber Lubrication North America Promotes Bryant Klüber Lubrication appointed BenBryant as marine market manager. Bryant is a graduate of the MassachusettsMaritime Academy and holds a 1,600 ton master?s license with experience on oil tankers, offshore supply vessels, tug and barge units, and various small power and sail vessels. Prior to joining Klüber, he worked as an environmental consultant in the oil spill response industry. His pri- mary focus at Klüber is to launch a new portfolio of environmentally acceptable lubricants for the marine industry. Bryant holds a master of marine policy from the University of Rhode Island and a master of business administration from Boston College. Savisaari: MD of Atlas Elektonik Finland Jaakko Savisaari, 56, was appointed new Managing Director of Atlas Elek- tonik Finland Oy, a subsidiary of Atlas Elektonik, a supplier of naval electronics. In previous positions, Savisaari has been an officer in the Finnish Navy, most re- cently as a military attaché in the USA.He succeeds Sami Sohlberg. GAC Bunker Fuels Strengthens HQ Team GAC Bunker Fuels Limited has ap- pointed two new UAE-based bunker traders as part of its regional expansion plan. Georgia Paravalou will trade and broker marine fuels in her new role. An economics and management graduate,she joins GAC Bunker Fuels from AP&A Ltd, where she worked as a shipbroker, coordinated the marketing department and developed business in the UK and LITEDr. KamNgLouisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise?s (LITE) newly appointed chief executive officer (CEO), Dr. Kam Ng, has officially arrived and is active in his new position. Ng was selected in April 2012 and is joining the LITE team after retiring from theOffice of Naval Research (ONR) as the deputy director for research. Ngis relieving Dr. Robert Twilley who has served as the interim CEO for LITE since November 2010. Twilley took the position of interim CEOwhile also serving as the vice presi-dent of research at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and will be leaving in August to head up the Louisiana Sea Grant Program atLouisiana State University (LSU). Ng received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and applied mechanicsfrom the University of Rhode Island in 1988. He also received an MBA from the Marymount University in 2005, a Master of Arts in interna- tional commerce and policy from George Mason University in 2008, and completed the Senior Executive Fellow Program from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 2002, and the Senior Executive Program at the Federal Executive Institute in 2004. While at ONR, Ng managed the basic and ap-plied research portfolio of $900m.He also managed the education andoutreach programs that develop the next generation of scientists and en- gineers, and is responsible for thestrategy and development of the Navy Science, Technology, Engi- neering and Mathematics (STEM)program.Stoddart HuangMR#8 (82-89):MR Template 8/10/2012 9:42 AM Page 86