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PEOPLE & COMPANIES

Pladeck Bruun Diamond Brown

Tridon Lake

EBDG Blohm + Voss

C. Raymond Hunt Associates Volvo Penta

EBDG USCG

Navico KVH

NAMEPA Blohm + Voss

HII WQIS

Allen Ottosson Leonard C. Raymond Hunt

Pappadakis Olson

Associates

KVH Promotes Bruun to COO Banking Division and Altor Fund IV tronics industry,” said Leif Ottosson, Marine Environment Protection Associ-

KVH Industries promoted Brent Bruun, have partnered and signed an agreement president and CEO of Navico. ation (NAMEPA) 2016 Lifetime Award, currently EVP of mobile broadband for to acquire Navico from the Altor 2003 announced Joe Hughes, NAMEPA the company, to the newly created posi- Fund. “The company has grown from a Pappadakis to Get NAMEPA Award Chairman. “Mr. Pappadakis has dedicat- tion of chief operating of? cer (COO). merger of three smaller companies into a Nicky Pappadakis has been unanimously ed his life to the shipping industry and technological leader in the marine elec- selected to receive the North American demonstrated his commitment for the

Blohm+Voss Promote Tridon, Pladeck sea, seafarers, safety and the environ- cBlohm+Voss appointed Jean-Gabriel ment,” Hughes said. Pappadakis began

C. Raymond Hunt Associates Celebrates 50

Tridon as General Manager and Dieter his career in 1961 with the family ? rm

C. Raymond Hunt Associates, a boat design ? rm that continues to expand on the

Pladeck as Finance Director for its new A.G. Pappadakis & Co. in London, Eng- legacy of its founder, C. Raymond Hunt, to produce innovative boats with rugged maintenance and re? t facility in La Cio- land.

seaworthiness, is now celebrating its 50th year. tat in the south of France. “Ray Hunt was a genius, able to intuitively know how boats work and with the

Allen, Olson Join EBDG courage to experiment,” said C. Raymond Hunt Associates President, Winn Willard.

Capt. Lake Takes Helm of Shipyard Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has “We have taken Ray’s ideas and applied them, honing our expertise and knowl-

Captain Matthew Lake of the United hired two additional professionals at its edge from the days of the early deep-v hulls. Now we have an 11-meter RIB on

States Coast Guard assumed command Seattle of? ce: Elizabeth Allen as Human virtually every large ship in the U.S. Navy, designed the vast majority of American of the U.S. Coast Guard Yard on July 1, Resources Manager, and Bradley Olson pilot boats, and helped boat builders develop new products in new markets across 2016. He is the 42nd Commanding Of- as Naval Architect.

the marine industry.” Ray Hunt’s innovative approach to design resulted in several ? cer in the 117-year history of the Yard, transformative designs in the 1950s and 1960s. The Boston Whaler 13 and the the only shipbuilding and major ship re- ABS Expands in India

Bertram 31 changed the paradigm of the fast powerboat. The Concordia Yawl and pair facility of the U.S. Coast Guard. ABS expanded its captive delivery cen- the 5.5-meter sailboats were trophy winners especially with Ray at the helm.

ter in Pune, India with a move to the new

In 1966, and in his late ’60s, Ray partnered with John Deknatel to form C. Ray-

Diamond Celebrates 21 Years Tech Park One location in order to ac- mond Hunt Associates to expand the application and re? nement of the Hunt deep-

Harry Diamond, Vice President and commodate the addition of professional v hull to a wide range of boats. Under Deknatel’s leadership, the ? rm expanded its presence in the production boat and custom yacht markets.

Chief Claims Of? cer at WQIS, is cel- software developers who will expedite

Designs have been created for major boat manufacturers including: Bertram, ebrating 21 years with the company this product development. According to An-

Grady-White, Boston Whaler, Robalo, Cruisers, Chris-Craft, 4 Winns, Southport, year. Diamond began his insurance ca- indya Talukdar, ABS Managing Director

Grand Banks, SeaArk, Regal and Wellcraft. Signi? cant was the Eastbay 38, the ? rst reer directly out of college when he was in Pune, ABS has built a knowledge base of the fast traditional cruisers that spawned an entirely new market; the ? rst Roba- hired by a brokerage ? rm whose main and leadership in Pune, where software lo in 1970, a center console ? ats boat with offshore capability. Hunt has designed client was Keystone Shipping Company. engineers not only code and support all Grady-White hulls for more than 25 years. Custom Hunt designed yachts have earlier versions of the software, but are been built around the world at such yards as Burger, Palmer Johnson, Hinckley, Ly-

Volvo Penta Promotes Brown developing web and mobile versions of man-Morse, Nautor and Royal Huisman. Starting in the late 1970s Willard led the

Dave Brown has joined Volvo Penta of NS Enterprise using newer tools and ? rm’s entry into the commercial and military markets. Designs have been done for the Americas as director of commercial technologies.

the Navy, Coast Guard, police and ? re departments worldwide. “The Hunt designed marine sales.

and Gladding-Hearn built pilot boats have proven to be the choice of the majority

HII: Leonard is Corporate Director of U.S. pilots for their unmatched capability in rough seas. Pilotage is perhaps the

Navico Under New Ownership Capt. Joseph J. Leonard (U.S. Navy, highest use of the Hunt deep-v, given the demands of all-weather operation,” said

Navico – a provider of marine electron- Ret.) has joined Huntington Ingalls In-

Willard, President of the ? rm since Deknatel’s retirement last year. “That same ics and parent company to the Lowrance, dustries (HII) as corporate director of experience has been applied across the breadth of Hunt designs.”

Simrad, B&G and GoFree brands – an- customer affairs, large surface combat- www.huntdesigns.com nounced that Goldman Sachs Merchant ant program, the shipbuilder announced.

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