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People & Companies

Gunnar Larsen, CEO, Havyard Group lege. Rob Allan is a third-generation naval architect, whose family moved to Vancouver from Scotland in 1919.

Since graduating with honors from the

University of Glasgow in 1971 with a B.Sc. in Naval Architecture, Rob

Allan has been designing commercial workboats of all types, most notably high-performance tugboats for tanker escort and offshore terminal opera- tions. In 1981, he succeeded his father as President of Robert Allan Ltd. and led the growing company to a posi- tion of international prominence in the ? eld, including attaining several major

International design awards for projects

Norwegian Shipyard Downsizes, Flips such as the unique Z-Tech tug design

Focus to Repair and Service for the Port of Singapore.

One Norwegian shipyard has opted to focus on ship repair and service versus

Maracke Named CEO @ FSG newbuild – and downsize too – to ride

On 2 November Philipp Maracke out COVID-19 and its impact on the takes over the management of the world economy. New Havyard Ship

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft

Technology announced that it will re- (FSG) as CEO. Most recently Maracke structure its operations into a repair and was a member of the management of service yard and reduce the number

German Naval Yards Kiel where the of staff, as employees were informed 40-year-old has built up extensive ex- today at the yard in Leirvik.

pertise in the naval shipbuilding sector. “The strategy of becoming a service and repair yard is absolutely neces-

BMT names Behrendt Director sary to keep as many jobs as possible,”

BMT appointed Peter Behrendt as its said Gunnar Larsen, CEO, Havyard global Director of Strategy and Innova-

Group. Converting the yard into a

Erlend Hatleberg, GM, Havyard tion. Behrendt joined BMT in 2017 as repair, maintenance and modi? cation

Managing Director for the Australian yard means that the yard will undergo a

Defence and Security business. downsizing process that will reduce the number of employees by around 100

BMT Names Sivandran MD in Asia in the coming year. “We know that this

Suba Sivandran has been appointed is dif? cult for the people affected, but the new Head of Asia for BMT based we are doing it to save as many jobs in Singapore. He holds an MBA in as possible,” said Erlend Hatleberg,

Strategy from HEC Paris.

General Manager, New Havyard Ship

Technology.

Svitzer Names New COO

On 1 December 2020, Ingrid Up-

Robert G. Allan Honored pelschoten Snelderwaard will take

Robert Allan Ltd. announced that up the role as global COO of Svitzer

Robert G. (Rob) Allan has been made

A/S, reporting to CEO Kasper Friis an Honorary Member by the Society of

Nilaus. Uppelschoten Snelderwaard

Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

RAL Havyard Group Havyard Group joins Svitzer from her current position (SNAME), making him one of only 50 as Global Head of Equipment and VP living individuals to enjoy this privi- 66 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • November 2020

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