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70 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News ? AUGUST 2013 NEWSPEOPLE & COMPANIES Foxx Sworn in as 17th U.S. Secretary of Transportation Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx was sworn in as the nation?s 17th Secretary of Transportation by Judge Nathaniel Jones in a private ceremony at U.S. De-partment of Transportation headquarters on July 2, 2013. As Secretary of Trans- portation, Foxx leads an agency with more than 55,000 employees and a $70 billion budget that oversees air, mari- time, and surface transportation. Prior to his conÞ rmation, Foxx served as the mayor of Charlotte, N.C., from 2009 to 2013. Foxx received a law degree from New York University?s School of Law as a Root-Tilden Scholar, the University?s prestigious public service scholarship. He also earned a bachelor?s degree in History from Davidson College.TOTE CEO Chiarello Honored TOTE, Inc. President and CEO An- thony Chiarello was honored by The Navy League of the United States with the Vincent T. Hirsch Maritime Award at the organization?s annual convention and Sea Service Awards Luncheon in Long Beach, CA. The Vincent T. Hirsch Maritime Award, named for a patron and past president of the Navy League, was presented to Chiarello in honor of his achievements during his more than 30 year career with maritime organiza- tions and ?contributions to protecting and growing the privately-owned U.S. ?ß ag merchant ß eet, for the United States national security and economic prosper- ity.? TOTE, Carlile Make Appointments TOTE Logistics Inc. parent company of Carlile Transportation Systems an- nounced several new company positions.- John Armstrong has accepted the Vice President, Logistics position for Carlile Transportation Systems, Inc. - Gene Carlson has accepted the Vice President, Trucking Operations position with Carlile Transportation Systems, Inc. Gene previously held the position of Vice President of Special Projects for Carlile. In his new position Carlson will be overseeing the Heavy Haul, Equip-ment Repair and Maintenance, Line Haul and Bulk Departments. - Linda Leary has accepted the Vice President, Commercial Development position with TOTE Logistics, Inc., Car- lile?s parent company. Linda?s new role will be overseeing the Sales and Market-ing Department of Carlile, TOTE Logis- tics, Inc. and Spectrum. - Geoffrey Hawtrey has accepted the Vice President, Support Services posi- tion with TOTE Logistics, Inc., Carlile?s parent company. Geoffrey will be work- ing with the Carlile, TOTE Logistics, Inc. and Spectrum IT Departments to develop and implement strategies, poli-cies and initiatives needed to support the corporate vision and achieve the organi- zational goals. - Jeff Palmer has accepted the Con- troller position with TOTE Logistics, Inc., Carlile?s parent company. Jeff will be overseeing the company?s account- ing and Þ nance department, working with Judy Eckart, Carlile Controller, to streamline processes, develop budgets, reduce expenses and keep revenue grow-ing. U.S. Diplomat Named IEA Deputy Executive DirectorKenneth J. Fairfax, a career diplomat in the U.S. State Department currently serving as U.S. Ambassador to Kazakh-stan, has been designated for the post of Deputy Executive Director of the International Energy Agency. Fairfax will take up his full duties at the end of September 2013. He will succeed Rich-ard H. Jones, another former U.S. career diplomat who has served as Deputy Ex-ecutive Director since October 1, 2008.Chet Morrison Names New Marine Construction GMChet Morrison Contractors recently an-nounced the hiring of industry veteran Michael Brown as General Manager of Marine Construction. Brown has 35 years of experience in the commercial diving industry, most recentlyan eight-year tenure as Vice President and Gen- eral Manager for EPIC, the commercial diving business unit of TETRA. Brown is an active member of several industry associations and committees, including the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) where he is serving a three-year term as Off- shore Diving Representative. He has also served on the board of directors of the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) for more than 20 years and during that time has served four terms as President and 16 years as Chapter Chairman of the Gulf Coast for ADCI.New Director of Center for Maritime Policy and StrategyCapt. Richard W. Sanders, Ph.D., a member of the Permanent Commis-sioned Teaching Staff at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and professor of chem- istry, has been named Director of the Center for Maritime Policy and Strategy, or CMPS, as of June 1, 2013. Sanders is a 1987 honors graduate of the Academy and received his doctorate in chemistry from the University of Connecticut in 2002. Previously, he has served as the Associate Dean of Academics, Chair of the Department of Science, and Chief of the Chemistry Section. Captain Van Gurley Retires Capt. John ?Van? Gurley retired from the U.S. Navy on July 12 in a traditional Navy ceremony at Stennis Space Center after 26 years of active duty service.A native of Orlando, Fla., and Missis-sippi Coast resident for nearly the past decade, Gurley most recently command-ed the Naval Oceanography Operations Hawtrey Armstrong Anthony Foxx is sworn in as U.S. Secretary of Trans- portation by Judge Nathaniel Jones with wife, Sa- mara, and children, Hillary and Zachary. Chiarello CarlsonWatson to Join ABS ABS said that James A. Watson, Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), will join ABS as President and Chief Operating OfÞ cer of the Americas Division on September 2, 2013. In this role, Watson will have operational responsibility for activity in North, South and Central America and the Caribbean. Watson will take over from Robert Gilman, who will move to the ABS Group (ABSG) of Companies as Senior Vice President and Head of Technical Inspection Services within the ABS af Þ liated company, ABSG Consulting. As Director of BSEE, Watson has been responsible for promoting safety, protecting the environment and conserving resources through the regulatory oversight and enforcement of offshore operations on the US Outer Continental Shelf. Before becoming BSEE Director, Watson served as the US Coast Guard?s Director of Prevention Policy for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship, where his responsibilities included commercial vessel safety and security, ports and cargo safety and security and maritime investigations. He was designated as the Federal On-Scene Coordinator for the government-wide response to the Macondo oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in June 2010.MR #8 (66-73).indd 70MR #8 (66-73).indd 708/2/2013 9:08:12 AM8/2/2013 9:08:12 AM