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People & Companies

Sakashita takes the helm at ClassNK

National University and started his career at Japan’s Ministry of Transport (now Min- istry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and

Tourism) in 1980. During his career with the government, he played vital roles in maritime administration including regula- tory oversight and industry development.

Damen Names Van Heyningen COO

Marc van Heyningen will become the new

Chief Operations Offcer (COO) of Damen

Shipyards Group effective April 1, 2020.

He holds a MSc in Civil Structural Engi- neering at Delft University and has spent the majority of his career working for Fluor

Corporation in various general and opera- tions management positions. He succeeds

Jan-Wim Dekker, who started as Chief

Commercial Offcer on January 1, 2020.

Sakashita takes the helm at ClassNK

Hiroaki Sakashita was appointed President

Group VP Changes in Hempel & CEO as well as a Representative Direc- Current Group Vice President for Hempel tor of ClassNK. Current Senior Execu- South & East Asia, Pernille Lind Olsen, tive Vice Presidents Tetsuya Kinoshita, becomes new Group Vice President for

Junichiro Iida, and Dr. Toshiyuki Shigemi Hempel Europe & Africa starting on 1 July will continue in their present roles on the 2020. At the same time, current Finance team, joined by Hirofumi Takano and Taira Director for Hempel Middle East Jonathan

Narisawa as Executive Vice President. Mercer will take over Pernille Lind Olsen’s

Koichi Fujiwara has been appointed as position as Group Vice President for Hem-

Chairman of the Board of Directors, leav- pel South & East Asia.

ing the post of Representative Director,

President & CEO. Michio Takagi will re-

HII Promotes Jones, Fuller main as Executive Auditor. Sakashita holds Huntington Ingalls Industries announced

Damen ClassNK a bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture two executive changes. Julia Jones was

Damen Names Van Heyningen COO and Ocean Engineering, from Yokohama promoted to vice president of manufac-

Hempel

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