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PEOPLE & COMPANIES

Luukkonen Aumann Roberts Corr

IMO

Awarded:

Former IMO Sec-Gen Sekimizu

The International Maritime Prize for 2016 will be awarded to former Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Koji Sekimizu for his contribution to the work of IMO over many years. The

Council unanimously decided to award the

Liebherr © MV Werften

Liebherr VSY

Crowley ODC

Crowley Foss

Prize to Sekimizu, IMO Secretary-General

Clark Vargas de la Combe Kis

Emeritus, in recognition of his invaluable

Oman Drydock Names Aumann CEO logistics Daniel Vargas has been appointed vice presi- contribution to the work and objectives of

Stephan Aumann has been appointed by ASYAD (for- dent of international business development to support the organization and the international mari- mer “Oman Global Logistic Group”) board of direc- the Crowley Maritime Corp. liner and logistics ser- time community as a whole. Sekimizu held tors as the new CEO of the Oman Drydock Company vices groups. He will work closely with Crowley’s a long and distinguished career with the

S.A.O.C. in Duqm, Oman. Aumann assumed the role new director of logistics in St. Maarten, Jeffrey de la organization, culminating in his four-year

June 15 and replaced the former CEO Jin Han Lee Combe, to bring supply chain solutions for customers stewardship as Secretary-General from (DSME), who advised at the end of 2016 that he would and their cargoes originating outside the U.S. 2012 to 2016.

be stepping down. With a bachelor’s degree in naval

Sekimizu joined the IMO Secretariat in architecture and a master degree in industrial engineer- VSY Appoints Corr VP 1989 and worked in both the Maritime ing from the University of Applied Sciences in Kiel, Vancouver Shipyards (VSY) announced the appoint-

Safety and Marine Environment Divisions,

Germany, the 50-year-old German Aumann brings 20 ment of Jim Corr as Vice President – Planning & Esti- holding the post of Director for each before years of senior management experience with overall mating. Corr joined VSY in January 2017 as a consul- going on to be elected Secretary-General.

P&L responsibility within the international maritime tant, and in June 2017 was promoted to Vice President,

In this role, Sekimizu oversaw the adop- industry, especially in the ship repair and conversion Planning & Estimating. In this role, Corr will be re- tion of a number of key instruments, in- as well as the oil and gas business. sponsible for providing leadership and direction on cluding the amendments to make the IMO network planning, detail planning and production con-

Member State Audit Scheme mandatory, the

Roberts Joins Foss as CCO trol, as well as estimating for new ship construction.

Polar Code, and the Cape Town Agreement

Will Roberts has joined Foss Maritime as Chief Com- With a background in major government procure- on ? shing vessel safety. Japan also high- mercial Of? cer (CCO), responsible for building the ment projects, Corr’s experience is critical to VSY as it lighted his work to push forward with the customer facing team to drive and sustain the com- continues to deliver on its commitments to the Govern- reduction of air pollution and greenhouse pany’s market share and long-term revenue generation. ment of Canada as part of the National Shipbuilding gas emissions from ships. He contributed

CCO is a newly developed position at Foss Maritime. Strategy (NSS). greatly to the enforcement of anti-piracy

In his role as CCO, Roberts will set out to advance measures, including setting up the Djibouti

Foss’ global perspective on market opportunities and Liebherr Bolsters Its Australia Maritime Business

Regional Training Center.

lead in the assessment and prioritization of geographic Liebherr Maritime will establish full service, spares

Sekimizu worked to strengthen the gov- and operational market segments through marketing, and sales activities in Australia, New Zealand and the ernance and capacity of IMO’s educational sales and business development activities. Oceania region to create better support for maritime institutions, and the ? nancial sustainability

Prior to joining Foss, Roberts served as Senior Vice customers using factory trained and locally recruited of the World Maritime University. Within

President, Customer and Services-Americas, for Rolls- engineers.

IMO, Sekimizu began a review and reform

Royce. Additionally, Liebherr representative Morrow Equip- process which led to the organization’s sub- ment Australia will focus on the purchase and rental of committees being restructured and revised

MV Werften Promotes Luukkonen tower cranes in the future.

working methods being introduced, includ-

Janne Luukkonen has taken over the position of Di- With the Morrow target now being tower cranes, on ing “PaperSmart” practices and enhance- rector of Project Management at MV Werften as of the service side Liebherr will recruit Kalman Kis, the ments in information and communication

August 1, 2017. He is a member of the senior man- Morrow MHC engineer assuring a seamless transition. technology.

agement, responsible for all shipbuilding projects, and He has started with the company on June 13.

A naval architect by training, with a Mas- reports to CEO Jarmo Laakso. Luukkonen was previ- Effective September 1, Gordon Clark will cease ter’s Degree in engineering from Osaka ously a member of the Meyer Werft management team his function as Sales Director for Offshore Cranes

University, Sekimizu joined the Ministry of in Turku, Finland. Now as director, he is responsible in Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH andtransfer to

Transport of Japan in 1977 as a ship inspec- for the project management of MV Werften’s new- Liebherr-Australia Pty. Ltd. in Sydney to manage the tor. He was promoted to various posts in the building program. development of the maritime sales division in the re-

Ministry, including Deputy Director of the gions Australia, New Zealand and Oceania. Clark has

Environment Division and Deputy Director,

Crowley Names Vargas VP already been internationally active for the Liebherr

Safety Standards Division, Maritime Tech-

Veteran sales executive in ocean transportation and Group in various sales positions since 1991. nology and Safety Bureau. www.marinelink.com 87

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