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Crystal Cruises

Mass Maritime

Incat Designs

Transas

Damen

L to R: Hadewych Reintsema, Andrea Trevisan &

Wolber MMA Honors Wiernicki

Hercus Coles

PEOPLE & COMPANIES

Henk Grunstra, Damen

Obituary: Philip Hercus, Incat Designs dustry, working in close coordination with our

Incat Crowther announced the passing of Philip well established regional sales organisation and

Hercus. As the founder Incat Designs, Phil is one with my colleagues Henk Grunstra, Product of the forefathers of Incat Crowther, and indeed Director Cruise and Ferries, and Mrs Hadewych the marine design industry in Australia. Hercus’ Reintsema, Design and Proposal Manager contribution to the industry was immense. In the Cruise.”Manager Cruise.” 1980s, he pioneered the introduction of alumini- um catamaran passenger vessels in tourist areas Wolber Named New CEO at Crystal Cruises such as the Great Barrier Reef before developing Genting Hong Kong appointed travel industry the Wave Piercing Catamaran. In 1990, one of veteran Tom Wolber as President and CEO of these vessels won the Hales Trophy for the fastest Crystal Cruises, effective September 15. Wolber crossing of the Atlantic Ocean for a commercial brings to the role over three decades of experi- vessel. Phil was awarded the Order of Australia in ence in general management, operations, new- 1995 for his services to the industry. In addition, build construction and business development. He

Phil gave many young draftsman and naval ar- joins Crystal most recently from the Walt Disney chitects their start in the industry, many of whom Company where he served in various executive went on to form their own design businesses that roles for 28 years, 10 of which were with Dis- have kept Australia at the forefront of the ? eld. ney Cruise Line where he served as Senior Vice

President of Operations. Wolber succeeds outgo-

Transas CEO Frank Coles Honored ing president and CEO Edie Rodriguez.

Transas Chief Executive Frank Coles won ‘gold’ in the Most In? uential People of the Year catego- Wiernicki Named MMA’s Person of the Year ry of the 2017 Golden Bridge Business and In- Christopher J. Wiernicki, Chairman, President novations Awards, an award which acknowledg- and CEO of ABS, was recognized for his distin- es his ability to communicate his vision for the guished career of excellence, innovation and ser- maritime industry in the digital age. The Golden vice to the maritime industries by the Massachu-

Bridge Awards are an annual industry and peer setts Maritime Academy (MMA) as this year’s recognition program based in San Francisco that recipient of the Maritime Person of the Year honors the Best Companies, Products, Innova- Award on September 21, 2017 in New York City. tions, Management Teams, Executives and In? u- Wiernicki holds a Bachelor of Engineering in encers from around the globe. A master mariner Civil Engineering from Vanderbilt, where he was and maritime lawyer by training, Coles was se- later inducted to Vanderbilt University School of lected by the Golden Bridge judging panel for Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni; his ability in being the driving force behind the a Master of Science in Structural Engineering maritime industry’s digital age and a new world from George Washington University, where he of automated shipping. Coles is passionate about was later elected to the George Washington Uni- the need for “competence not certi? cation.” versity Engineering Hall of Fame; a Master of

Science in Ocean Engineering from Massachu-

Giaever to Take Over as CFO at NAT, NAO setts Institute of Technology (MIT); and complet-

Bjorn Giaever will take up his position as the ed Harvard University’s Advanced Management new chief ? nancial of? cer (CFO) at Nordic Program.

American Tankers Limited (NAT) and Nordic

American Offshore Ltd. (NAO) from October Michelsson to Join Evac 16, 2017. Outgoing NAT/NAO CFO, Turid M. Evac appointed Tomas Michelsson as the Presi-

Sorensen, will leave her administrative duties be- dent, Offshore and Merchant business area, effec- fore the end of 2017. tive January 8, 2018. Michelsson will replace the former President, Claes Rudling, who has retired

Trevisan to Head Damen Cruise Sales during the summer.

Damen Shipyards Group appointed Andrea

Trevisan as its new Sales Director Cruise New Parpala Joins The Switch

Building. The announcement coincides with Da- The Switch has recruited Ville Parpala as Direc- men’s ambitions to further expand its standing tor, Product Marketing, Marine Solutions, as it in the Expedition and small size Cruise Vessels targets its ambition of achieving growth of 200 market. Trevisan will oversee Damen’s global percent in the marine segment across the next ? ve commercial and marketing activities with regard years. The ? rm, a specialist in the development to new build cruise vessels. “I will be a sort of and supply of advanced drive train solutions, said

Damen brand ‘Ambassador’ for the cruise in- it will leverage Parpala’s vast experience and con-

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