Dave Lee Joins Maritime Partners as VP of Tech and Innovation
Dave Lee has joined Louisiana-based maritime leasing and financing company Maritime Partners as its new vice president of technology and innovation.Lee joins Maritime Partners from ABB, where he was most recently vice president of sales for the workboat sector. A 20-year maritime industry veteran, Lee has previously held leadership positions at American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) and Jeffboat.
iconsys Names Tassell Head of Marine and Ports
iconsys, a UK maritime automation solutions provider and systems integrator, announced the appointment of Jordan Tassell as its new Head of Marine and Ports.Tassell, who previously spent eight years at global OEM, ABB, within its marine and ports division, will be spearheading a number of initiatives at iconsys. These include developing key relationships with existing customers and platform partners, and working directly with OEMs and end-users with their decarbonization objectives. Tassell has a strong technical and commercial understanding of the maritime industry, which is enhanced by his education
Wärtsilä Names Håkan Agnevall as President and CEO
, succeeding Jaakko Eskola, who will continue with the company as a senior advisor and executive until he retires on June 30, 2021, after 22 years with the group.Agnevall has been with the Volvo Group since 2013. In the decade prior to that he held various leadership positions in Bombardier and in ABB, gaining experience in sales, production, project management, research and development, as well as in lifecycle services globally."Håkan Agnevall, a highly appreciated leader, has a proven record of developing organizations and businesses with a strong focus on customers, technology and
ONE SEA Appoints Lehtovaara Chairman
ONE SEA has appointed Capt Eero Lehtovaara as its new Chairman. Lehtovaara, a Master Mariner and Associate Fellow of the Nautical Institute, is Head of Regulatory & Public Affairs at ABB Marine & Ports.He brings a wealth of experience to the expanding ONE SEA alliance where he has been a Board member for two years, as well as Vice Chairman. His past experience at sea provides a unique understanding of the challenges set by new regulations, human resource management and technological developments, including the accelerating pace of shipboard automation.Previously head of ABB Marine &
Danfoss Editron Appoints Tenhunen as Marine Director
, with overall responsibility for sales, the delivery of projects and developing new systems technology at a time when electrification is a hot topic in the global marine industry.Tenhunen adds nearly 20 years’ experience to Danfoss Editron’s established marine team. He joins the company from ABB, where he had spent his entire career. After initially starting as a Project Manager, Tenhunen held several senior roles at the company, such as Vice President of Sales and Global Sales Manager for specific marine segments, such as icebreakers and cruise vessels. Most recently he led ABB&rsquo
Kevin Joins Pacific Green as VP New Build Sales
ENVI-Marine and ENVI-Clean Exhaust Gas Scrubbing Systems, has announced that Gisle Kevin has been appointed as Vice President New Build Sales.Kevin has worked in the marine industry since leaving the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1989 and most recently spent nearly eight years as Vice President Global Sales of ABB.Before that he worked as a Marine Sales Manager at Honeywell, Sales Manager - Automation for L-3 Valmarine, Marine Sales Manager for Stork AS and as a Senior Surveyor for Det Norske Veritas.Kevin has acquired a vast bank of experience in complex system/solution sales and has a high level of technical
NKT Names Kara CEO
Cable systems manufacturer NKT said its board of directors has appointed Alexander Kara as President and CEO. He will join NKT August 1, 2019.Kara joins NKT from ABB where was most recently Senior Vice President, HUB Business Unit Manager CSE, High Voltage Products with responsibility for all ABB high-voltage product plants and markets in Central and Southern Europe. Prior to that, he has held several key positions at ABB from 1987. From 2012 to 2014, he was head of ABB’s global power cables business in Karlskrona, Sweden, now owned by NKT.When Kara joins NKT, he and CFO Roland M. Andersen will
MacArtney Hires Behrens as CCO
in Organizational Leadership from the University of Southern Denmark, and is currently finishing an MBA in Business Administration. Behrens' career began in international sales, and over the years he has taken sales director and business management roles with leading technology companies from Saab to ABB. Within ABB, he headed up the Center of Excellence specializing in power projects and instrumentation. He's also an elite amateur golfer who played for Denmark’s National Team.“My focus will be to expand business with our existing customers as well as establishing MacArtney in new
Skills Focus for Maritime UK’s Futures Program
will be held at 30 Park Street in London, home to Maritime UK and a number of its members, on November 23.In addition to industry leaders from across the maritime sector, participants include:Ade McCormack - Founder of the Digital Readiness InstituteCapt. Eero Lehtovaara, AFNI - Senior Vice President, ABB Marine & PortsWilson Wong - Academic Fellow, Chartered Institute of Personnel and DevelopmentRichard Westgarth - Head of Campaigns, BMTFreyja Lockwood - Future City and Innovation Manager, Bristol City CouncilThe Futures Program is sponsored by BMT, a leading international design, engineering
Sovcomflot and ABB Open Training Center in Russia
scientific and experimental activities, in the area of automation of electric propulsion and vessel power supply.The establishment of the center follows the trilateral research, technological and educational partnership agreement signed by Russian shipping company Sovcomflot, Swedish-Swiss tech company ABB and the university in 2016, representing the next chapter in a history of longstanding partnership between Sovcomflot and the university, a leading educational center serving the Russian maritime industry.ABB equipped the new center with the unique Azipod simulator designed to replicate an actual
Michelsson to Join Evac
Waste, wastewater and water management systems provider Evac has appointed Tomas Michelsson as the President, Offshore and Merchant business area, effective January 8, 2018. Michelsson will replace the former President, Claes Rudling, who has retired during the summer. Michelsson previously worked as the Vessel Type Responsible (VTR) Global Sales Manager, Ro-Pax and Yachts, ABB Marine, and as the Director, Marine and Offshore business unit, Marioff.
Parpala Joins The Switch
turnover Yaskawa Electric Corporation, from Marioff Marine, where he spent almost three years as Area Sales Manager for Germany and Italy. Prior to that, he spent nearly 10 years at Emerson, including a stint growing the firm’s Marine Tank Management division in Dubai, and over seven years at ABB, working with azimuth propulsion and variable speed drives. “There’s a clear trend towards cleaner, more sustainable shipping solutions,” Parpala said. “Consider the shift towards hybrid vessels, increased focus on emissions, ballast water management solutions, and
DNV GL Certifies ABB’s Marine Academy
ABB’s Marine Academy has been recognized by classification society DNV GL for meeting its standards for maritime training. Operating in six locations around the globe, ABB’s Marine Academy aims to reduce vessel downtime and improve safety through education. ABB was awarded the DNV GL SeaSkill certificate following an extensive audit by the classification society and it will be valid for the next five years. With electrical systems playing a greater role onboard, ABB is seeing a strong demand from the maritime sector to ensure the skills of crew members remain up-to-date. &l
Räsänen Joins Foreship
measures already developed by Foreship. He will also offer expertise on the application of digitalization, hybrid, battery and fuel cell technologies in shipping, for which he is widely known in the maritime sector, drawing on a career in energy efficiency and retrofits. In a 20-year period with ABB that included extensive managerial experience in both newbuilding and retrofits, Mr Räsänen ultimately became Head of New Technologies for the group’s Marine business. He played a leading role in advancing energy management and decision support through software and the adoption of
Cavotec Names Norin as New CEO
and has operations in 35 countries employing approximately 2,500 people. Prior to this, he was President of Recall Americas, a division of Brambles Ltd, a global industrial services group based in Sydney, Australia. Prior to joining Recall, Mikael Norin spent 14 years with global engineering group ABB in increasingly senior executive roles based in Asia and Europe, culminating as Senior Vice President and head of the group's Power Systems division based in Sweden. Mikael Norin is a native of Sweden, has engineering training and he attended Lund University and obtained a B.Sc. in Business Administrati
Gruenhagen Named CFO at MV WERFTEN
from Indiana University, is a Certified Public Accountant (USA), has many years of experience as Executive Financial Management Professional, broad business experience as CFO, Director of Finance, Chief Accountant and as Head FP&A & Controlling in large global companies and startups, incl. ABB and GE. Most recently, Gruenhagen worked as CFO at DHL Logistics in Switzerland
ABB Names Jouret Chief Digital Officer
ABB has appointed Guido Jouret as Chief Digital Officer, reporting to ABB’s CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer, effective October 1, 2016. Jouret, a pioneer of the Internet of Things, will lead the next level of development and deployment of ABB’s digital solutions for customers globally and across all businesses. Jouret is a citizen of both the United States and Belgium, with long experience in Silicon Valley. He served for 20 years at Cisco after obtaining a PhD in Computer Science. His most recent role at Cisco was as General Manager of the Internet of Things division, which aims to
