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78 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News ? JUNE 2013 NEWSPEOPLE & COMPANIES MSC Holds Change of CommandRear Adm. Thomas K. Shannon re-lieved Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby as commander, Military Sealift Command, during a change of command ceremony aboard USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), May 10. Gen. William M. Fraser III, com- mander, U.S. Transportation Command and Adm. William Gortney, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces, were the guest speak-ers.Buzby, a native of Atlantic City, N.J., as- sumed command of MSC in Oct. 2009 and ensured ready logistics support for carrier strike groups, expeditionary strike groups and ground force com-manders operating forward every day. While under Buzby?s command, MSC ships delivered services, supplies and equipment to all branches of the U.S. military and their combatant command-ers around the world, including support to Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, UniÞ ed Response in Haiti (2010) and Tomodachi in Japan (2011). A graduate of Maine Maritime Academy and native of Calais, Maine, Shannon as-sumed command of MSC following his last tour of duty as Commander, Carrier Strike Group One in San Diego, Calif.Shifts in W&O?s Senior Leadership Team Reß ect New Business Focus W&O Supply has redeÞ ned the roles of a few members of its senior leadership team. Michael Page now serves as the Vice President-East and West Coast Op- erations. In this role, he leads W&O?s expansion in four key regions: Southern California, the PaciÞ c Northwest, the Northeast, and the Mid-Atlantic/South-east. W&O?s Regional Managers in these markets report directly to Page as new and ongoing business opportunities are pursued in their respective markets.Greg Lechwar has been promoted to the role of Chief Financial OfÞ cer. Hav- ing served as the company?s Corporate Controller for the past four years, Lech-war has a strong background in Þ nancial management with several large indus- trial companies, including Patriot Trans- portation and Ring Power Corporation. Kurt Gibson, formerly W&O?s Director of Sales, is now Director of International Business Development and Marketing. Gibson?s new duties have him focusing on the continued growth and develop-ment of W&O?s global business, with an emphasis in the United Arab Emirates and Southeast Asia. Fred Loomis has taken on the role of W&O?s Director of Technical Proj- ects. Formerly the Director of Navy and Government Sales, he possesses a vast wealth of knowledge on industry trends and projects. In his new role, he is engaged with all of the company?s key markets and relevant projects, leading and implementing the unique cost-sav-ing and regulation-compliant solutions that W&O brings to the market. McAllister Elected As New AWO ChairmanThe members of the American Water- ways Operators elected Buckley McAl-lister, President, McAllister Towing, as Chairman and Frank Morton, Director, Turn Services, LLC as Vice Chairman. McAllister succeeds Chairman Linn Peterson, Kirby Inland Marine, LP. In his remarks to the membership, AWO President & CEO Tom Allegretti praised the leadership of Mr. Peterson during his term as Chairman. Mr. McAllister echoed those sentiments and added that ?it is with a combination of admiration and respect that I have watched Linn lead AWO over the last year. During his tenure, he has had a steady and constant hand on the helm. He has been cool, calm and deliberate?always keeping his eye on the course and heading of what?s best for our industry overall.?Retlif?s Poggi Recognized by IEEE Walter A. Poggi President and CEO of Retlif Testing Laboratories, Inc., received IEEE?s prestigious Harold Wheeler Award for his conspicuous con- tributions to the industry and to Long Island during his 35 years at the helm of the independent testing organization. The award recognizes IEEE members who have ?demonstrated outstanding technical and management abilities?. Under Mr. Poggi?s guidance and stew- ardship, Retlif, an EMC/EMI and Envi-ronmental testing leader since 1978, has grown dramatically. Headquartered in Ronkonkoma New York, Retlif operates laboratories in New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania as well as a regulatory ofÞ ce in Washington D.C. Emsys Wins Award for Clean ShippingWR Systems (WR) of Norfolk, Va. said that its Emsys Emissions Monitoring System won the ?Clean Shipping? cat-egory at the 25th Anniversary Seatrade Awards held on May 10, 2013, at the Guildhall in London. Dave Edwards, President of WR, accepted the award on behalf of the company, presented by Koji Sekimizu, Secretary General of the IMO. ?Our strategy has always been to make our customers successful, wheth-er it?s shipyards, shipowners or partner companies such as scrubber manufactur- ers,? Edwards said. Widdows joins Annual International Maritime Hall of FameRon Widdows , CEO, Rickmers Group and Rickmers-Linie, has been inducted into the Annual International Mari-time Hall of Fame in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the global maritime industry. He was one of only six people awarded the honour in a cer- emony in New York on May 8, 2013 at a dinner attended by 400 maritime indus-try colleagues. Other inductees included Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller, Chairman, A.P. Møller-Maersk (posthumous award) and Michael Bloomberg, the Mayor of New York City. Sea Star Line Appoints Nolan EVP Sea Star Line LLC appointed Tim No-lan to Executive Vice President, report- ing to Peter Keller, President, working out of the Sea Star HQ in Jacksonville, Fla. Nolan has a broad background in liner shipping to include management accountabilities in Chile, as well as, the Latin America and Caribbean trades. He is a graduate of St. Joseph?s University in Philadelphia where he also received his Master?s in International Market- ing. He is an alumnus of the Executive Management Programs from Columbia Business School and Ohio State?s Fisher College of Business.New GM at Sener?s Marine Engineer- ing Strategic Business Unit cut Rafael de Góngora Rafael de Góngora Escrivá de Romaní has been appointed Head of the Marine Engineering Strategic Business Unit (MaSBU) and director of the Depart-ment of Engineering and Marine Sys-tems of Sener, an engineering and tech-nology group that has a workforce of more than 5,000 professionals, ofÞ ces in four continents and a turnover of 1,160 million euros (2011 Þ gures). De Góngo- ra is a Marine Engineer, graduated from the Higher Technical School of Marine Engineering of the Polytechnic Univer- sity of Madrid (Spain) and joined Sener in 1994 as a project engineer. HII Appoints Mathieu VP, GM at Avondale Huntington In-galls Industries said that René Mathieu has been named vice president and general manager, Avondale Indus- tries Inc., effec- tive May 20. He is responsible for all non-Navy aspects of HII?s energy infrastructure business in Avondale, La., including production operations, human resources, business management, engineering and design, facilities management, and fabrication. Mathieu will work in Avondale and at Avondale?s business development of- Þ ce in Houston. He will report directly to Chris Kastner, HII?s corporate vice president and general manager, corpo- rate development.STX Marine Appoints VP of OperationsSTX Marine said that Bill Lind has joined the team to further develop their growing portfolio in the Gulf Coast. Lind joins STX Marine as Vice President of Operations (Houston, TX) to continue STX Marine?s success in providing engi- PageLechwarGibsonRear Adm. T. K. Shannon (left) and Rear Adm. Mark Buzby during a change of command ceremony. (U.S. Navy Photo)LoomisMR #6 (74-81).indd 78MR #6 (74-81).indd 785/31/2013 10:47:25 AM5/31/2013 10:47:25 AM