Arthur A. Riedel, chairman and chief executive officer of Riedel International Inc., recently announced three key promotions.
Jamshed (Jim) Dastur has been named president of Riedel International Constructors, a subsidiary of Riedel International, Inc.
Mr. Dastur, a highly educated and experienced veteran of more than 25 years in engineering design and construction, has spent the last 14 years of his career with the Riedel companies.
Besides his new position, Mr.
Dastur will remain executive vice president of the construction and dredging groups.
Francis J. Bradach has been named executive vice president and general manager of the dredging group for Riedel International, Inc., Portland's worldwide marine construction and dredging contractor.
Mr. Bradach has been with Riedel companies for more than 25 years, and has served in a number of executive capacities.
Robert B. Bittner, a 17-year veteran of various assignments with Riedel International, Inc., has been promoted to senior vice president of the organization, and to executive vice president of its subsidiary, Riedel International Constructors.
Mr. Bittner, a vice president of the company since 1985, will retain his responsibilities as manager of engineering and estimating group of the far-flung Riedel operations.
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The Excess Insurance Company, Ltd. of London, England, has appointed Capacity Managers International, Inc. of New Jersey as its agent for excess casualty insurance in the U.S., according to William Griffiths, director of the company. Capacity Managers International, Inc. (CMI) is a managing general
The appointment of Geoffrey VV. Hands as president and chief operating officer of Worthington Compressors, Inc., Holyoke, Mass., effective January 1,1979, has been announced. Mr. Hands, presently president of Worthington-Turbodyne International, Inc., Brussels, Belgium, will be headquartered at
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Huthnance Offshore Corporation, formed in 1983 as the parent company of Huthnance Drilling Company and Huthnance International, Inc., has consolidated management of the nine offshore drilling rigs owned by these subsidiaries. "The consolidation is a move designed to streamline operations," said
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