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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

Vigor

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Vigor

Pyne McCreary Blount Crooker Fanberg Lynch

Kirby’S Pyne to Retire vice president of contracts and pricing sten has appointed Morgan Fanberg, Massterly Names Management

Houston-based tank barge operator for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) PE as president. Fanberg, who has over Massterly, the world’s ? rst company

Kirby Corporation announced that Jo- Ingalls Shipbuilding division. Effective two decades of experience with the ? rm, specializing in autonomous shipping, seph H. Pyne will retire as Executive immediately, Crooker will have overall will succeed Glosten’s ? fth president, has appointed Tom Eystø as Managing

Chairman of the Board, effective April responsibility for contracts, estimating John Springer III, PE. Director and Per Brinchmann from Wil- 30, 2018. Pyne will continue to serve as and pricing, and export/import licensing helmsen as chair of the Massterly board.

Chairman of the Board in a non-exec- and compliance for the Ingalls shipyard Sonardyne Hires Lynch utive role. Pyne began his career with and will report to Tom Stiehle, Ingalls’ Sonardyne International Ltd. UK, has CSSC Nanjing, MacGregor JV

Kirby in 1978, and has held numerous vice president, business management, appointed Derek Lynch as its new Glob- MacGregor, part of Cargotec, and Chi- executive positions including Chairman and chief ? nancial of? cer. al Business Manager for Marine Vessel na State Shipbuilding Corporation’s of the Board since April 2014, Chairman Systems, with immediate effect. Lynch (CSSC) Nanjing Luzhou Machine Co., of the Board and CEO from January Glosten Taps Fanberg as President brings with him more than 25 years of Ltd. (LMC) celebrated the opening of 2014 to April 2014, as Chairman of the Seattle-based naval architecture and experience working within the offshore its ? rst joint venture in Nanjing, China

Board, President and CEO from April marine engineering consultancy Glo- energy, maritime and naval sectors. on April 10. CSSC LMC and Mac- 2013 to January 2014 and from April Gregor have established a solid foun- 2010 to April 2011, and as President dation of trust through 30 years of suc- and Chief Executive Of? cer from 1995 cessful cooperation. This joint venture to April 2010, Executive Vice President turns the ? rst page for a new era of a

Retlif Celebrates 40 from 1992 to 1995 and as President of long-term strategic cooperation. The

Retlif Testing Laboratories is celebrating its 40th year of operations which will

Kirby Inland Marine from 1984 to No- joint venture’s business model and or- be marked with recognition events throughout 2018. In conjunction with its vember 1999. ganisational structure were developed milestone anniversary, Retlif President Walter Poggi announced expanded bal- during 2017, and the business license last wastewater testing to reduce risks associated with the spread of aquatic

Vigor Hires McCreary, Blount was obtained in March 2018.

invasive species in U.S. coastal waters, lakes and rivers, as well as expanded

U.S. shipbuilder Vigor has hired Rich- nuclear RS-105 EMP testing services. Mr. Poggi also reaf? rmed the company’s ard McCreary as VP of Business Devel- Mulherin Receives the Nimitz Award pledge to uphold the highly-personalized service that has been its hallmark.

opment and Bill Blount as International Matt Mulherin, former executive vice “The mission of Retlif on our 40th anniversary is the same as it was in 1978.”

Business Development Manager. Mc- president of Huntington Ingalls Indus-

Mr. Poggi stated. “We are strategically focused not only on the results of our

Creary brings to the role long history tries and president of Newport News testing, but also on product approvals and the expansion of our clients’ market- in shipbuilding and ship repair, having Shipbuilding, was recognized by the places regardless of product or industry.” serves as Executive VP for VT Halter in United States Navy League as a 2018

Founded in 1978 by Walter and Marilyn Poggi, Retlif provides EMC/EMI and

Mississippi for ? ve years, CEO of Mari- recipient of its annual Fleet Admiral environmental simulation testing services, approvals and certi? cations to clients nette Marine from 2005 to 2011, and Chester W. Nimitz Award. Mulherin, within diverse industries including maritime.

recently ? nished a six year tour with who retired from the company in July

The company expanded from humble beginnings at Flower? eld (St. James,

BAE Systems in Alabama. Blount has 2017 after a 36-year career, was hon-

NY) to multiple locations, including its state-of-the-art HQ and testing facil- 26 years of maritime leadership experi- ored at the Navy League’s annual Sea- ity in Ronkonkoma, NY. Retlif’s strategic growth plan has enabled expansion ence, including time as the Commercial Air-Space banquet.

through key geographic acquisitions, now including laboratories in New Hamp-

Manager and later CEO of Donald L. Mulherin began his career in 1981 shire and Pennsylvania, as well as a regulatory of? ce in Washington DC.

Blount and Associates. working third shift as a nuclear test en-

Retlif’s expansion and success stems from its cross-industry focus, continual gineer and over the next three decades investment in leading edge equipment and technologies, along with its continual

Klauser named CEO of Pal? nger earned positions of increasing responsi- education and training of engineers and technicians.

Pal? nger AG completed the search for bility. He assumed the role of president a new CEO. With Ing. Andreas Klauser in 2011. During his career, Mulherin

Marilyn & (53), currently Global Brand President supported several shipbuilding and

Walter Poggi of Case IH and Steyr as well as CNH In- maintenance programs, including the dustrial board member, an experienced construction and overhaul of nuclear- and internationally accomplished top powered Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. manager was found. Subject to the ? - In 1999, Mulherin began working on the nalization of the contracts, Klauser will design for the next-generation aircraft assume the position of Chief Executive carrier, CVNX. The program evolved

Of? cer on June 1, 2018. into what is known today as the Gerald

R. Ford program. The design and de-

Crooker Named VP at Ingalls livery of the ? rst ship in the class, USS

Eric Crooker has been promoted to Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), is credited

RS-105 EMP Testing Setup.

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