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PEOPLE & COMPANIES

Retlif

Crowley

Retlif

ASRY

IIntermarine

W&O

Reitz Mustafa Emerson Evans

Ferguen Poggi

MSRC to Search for New CEO Jacksonville and Tampa branches, in-

The Marine Spill Response Corporation cluding the Bahamas. Emerson coordi-

Obituary (MSRC) said that Steven T. Benz, the nates projects for internationally known company’s President and CEO, will be shipyards, owner/operators, as well as

Helen Delich Bentley retiring on April 30, 2017. The MSRC the U.S. military.

Board of Directors has launched a search Having served in the military herself as “For starters, there is simply no sub- for a successor. Interested candidates an SKCS in the Navy for over 23 years, stitute for hard work, and plenty of it. should contact Stephanie Tomasso of Emerson became involved in the Propel-

Persistence pays. And some doors are best opened with a good kick.”

Russell Reynolds at t. 202-654-7852 or ler Club of Jacksonville in 2009. Ris-

Helen Delich Bentley e. [email protected]. ing through the ranks and chairing sev- eral committees, Emerson was elected

Helen Delich Bentley, the feisty, highly

ASRY Appoints Mustafa President of the club on June 19, 2016. respected maritime journalist, former

ASRY appointed Magdy Mustafa as Emerson’s presidency will last one year

Federal Maritime Commission chairman

Acting Chief Executive, after the current and her vision is to grow the club to in- and ? ve-term U. S. Congressman, died

Chief Executive announced his resigna- clude members from every segment of last month at home following a bout tion to move back to Norway for family the maritime industry and retain current with brain cancer. She was 92. reasons. Mustafa, the current Procure- membership over her time in of? ce.

Throughout her 70-plus year career, ment and Contracts General Manager tion regarding the latest IMO require-

Mrs. Bentley had tirelessly promoted will take on all Chief Executive duties Trident to Acquire Callenberg ments.

two major issues – the advancement in addition to his current role, effective Trident Maritime Systems (Trident), of America’s industrial/manufacturing from September 1, 2016. a portfolio company of J.F. Lehman & HMS Illustrious Sold for Scrap

Company (JFLCO), signed a de? ni-

The former aircraft carrier HMS Illus-

Intermarine Promotes Ferguen tive agreement to acquire Callenberg trious is to be recycled after 32 years of

Intermarine, LLC named Samir Ferguen Technology Group (Callenberg) from service, announced the U.K. Ministry as Chartering Manager – Europe. Fer- Wilhelmsen Maritime Services AS. Cal- of Defense (MOD) who sold the ship to guen rejoins Intermarine from Nordana. .

lenberg designs, assembles, integrates, Turkish company LEYAL Ship Recy- and supports HVAC, electrical energy cling Ltd. for around £2 million.

Retlif Promotes Reitz, Poggi management, and insulation systems The MOD’s initial plan for the retired

Retlif Testing Laboratories, a global in- for commercial and government vessels aircraft carrier was to retain part or all of dependent EMC and Environmental test- around the world. It is headquartered in the ship in the U.K. for heritage purpos- ing leader serving the maritime industry Gothenburg, Sweden and employs 900 es. A competition seeking bids for de- since 1978, promoted Richard Reitz to employees in 14 countries.

velopment plans was launched in 2013, the position of Director of Engineering. and though a number of proposals were

Retlif also announced the appointment Crowley Promotes Evans received, none proved to be viable.

(Image courtesy of the U.S. Congress) of Scott Poggi, as Director of Opera- Eric Evans, a veteran company executive

HMS Illustrious covered over 900,000 base and the maritime community that tions.

at Crowley Maritime Corporation, has nautical miles between 1982 and 2014, carried products to and from market – been promoted to vice president of strat- performing a range of operations such as primarily through the Port of Baltimore.

W&O Promotes Ulrich, Emerson egy, a newly-created position that will stabilization efforts in the immediate af-

An expert on maritime issues, Bent-

W&O, a distributor of pipe, valves, focus on facilitating long-term growth termath of the ? rst Gulf War and deliver- ley pushed for fair trade and a strong ? ttings as well as automation and en- through external business partnerships, ing humanitarian aid after Typhoon Hai- national defense. Bentley also laid the gineered solutions, promoted two as- including mergers and acquisitions.

yan devastated the Philippines in 2013. groundwork for the establishment of the sociates – Lori Ulrich to Director, Hu-

Maritime Security Program. Today, this man Resources and Tammy Emerson to Damen Now Offfers AEC Scrubbers program has salvaged a major remnant

President, Propeller Club of Jackson- Damen Shipyards Group said it has of America’s merchant marine.

ville, in additional to her sales respon- signed a sales agreement with scrub-

In 1969, then President Richard Nixon sibilities as Account Executive. Joining ber producer AEC Maritime, meaning appointed Mrs. Bentley as Chairman

W&O in 2009, Ulrich is responsible for Damen will now be able to offer ship of the U. S. Regulatory agency Federal managing the Human Resources depart- owners exclusive access to ef? cient, low

Maritime Commission. She became the ment for W&O’s international branch maintenance and IMO-certi? ed exhaust fourth-highest ranking woman in the his- network. Emerson has been with W&O gas scrubber technologies. With the in- tory of America’s federal government, since 1988, but took a seven year hiatus clusion of scrubber solutions, Damen the highest ranking woman of Nixon’s starting in 2001 and returned in 2008 to has added another facet to its strategy of administration, the ? rst woman to serve become an Account Executive for the providing ship owners with a total solu- in a key governmental position in the

U.K. Royal Navy Damen maritime ? eld.

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