Canadian Shipbuilder Davie Names Maxie Lafleur President
Canadian shipbuilder Davie announced it has appointed Maxie Lafleur as president, bringing in a business executive from outside the shipbuilding sector to help drive growth.A Montréal native, Lafleur brings a wealth of experience in digital transformation, growth strategies, change management, mergers and acquisitions, and business development, both in Canada and abroad. Her career began at KPMG as an auditor, after which she joined CAE’s M&A team. She subsequently held various senior management positions, including CFO and CEO at Bus.com, where she led growth and transformatio
Hornblower Announces Leadership Promotions
insight, support growth plans and drive value creation while overseeing all financial and accounting matters related to the company. Dunsford comes from a background in private equity-backed companies and public companies, driving value creation in M&A acquisition, integrations and change management initiatives, including spending more than 18 years with large scale firm KPMG.Francesca Merlino has been promoted to Chief Marketing Officer. In this position, Merlino will lead Hornblower’s marketing, brand, communications, revenue optimization, digital, and data strategy. Merlino first
Birdon Adds Two to its US Board
and build the USCG Polar Security Cutter. Bollinger is a key subcontractor for Birdon’s Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program contract. RADM Rábago’s extensive experience in the areas of Engineering, Acquisition and Logistics and impressive record of nationwide leadership and change management makes him a great fit for Birdon’s U.S. Board.“Birdon is a customer-driven company that builds trusted relationships across all its contracts, including with the U.S. Coast Guard, where I served for more than three decades,” Rábago said. “The cutters we will soon
HII Promotes Hughes and Jacobs
resources strategy; executive and employee compensation; health and welfare; benefits; employee and labor relations; learning and development; talent management and succession planning; talent acquisition; equal employment opportunity; diversity and inclusion; organizational effectiveness; and change management.In prior roles, Hughes led human resources at General Motors and TRW Automotive, where he gained experience in manufacturing environments, labor negotiations in unionized facilities, succession planning and implementation of human capital initiatives. Hughes holds a bachelor’s degree
TT Club Taps Blunsum as Chief Technology Officer
insurer TT Club said it has appointed Kevin Blunsum as its first Chief Technology Officer.Blunsum is a highly experienced and well-respected member of the London-market insurance community. Over his 30-year career he has held a variety of positions engaged in insurance technology development and change management with Deloitte, EY, Accenture, and more recently with Aspen Insurance as Director of Business Transformation.Blunsum will be working closely with Lisa Gibbard, the recently appointed CIO of TT Club’s management company, Thomas Miller to ensure alignment with other businesses in the group
Hamworthy Names New CEO
been living and working in the Asia-Pacific Region for a total of 15 years."Hans Christiaan Laheij is a global leader with a strong marine industry background and significant experience from senior positions in both Asia and Europe. He has proven himself very effective in multicultural change management and fast-paced strategy execution with excellent results, " said Søren K. Nielsen, CEO at Svanehøj Group, which is the parent company of Hamworthy Pumps."Hans Christiaan Laheij takes over the leadership of Hamworthy Pumps during the most severe global crisis in decades
O&G Skills Requirements Shifting
the current workforce will enable people to carry out their role more efficiently and prepare them for different tasks and responsibilities.There is a need to upskill the sector’s leadership and management functions to ensure informed decision making with respect to technology adoption and change management. Developing future leaders should also be a priority.The way in which the workforce wants to learn and develop new skills is also changing. New training methods such as virtual and augmented reality, simulation and situational analysis are becoming the preferred learning method. The report
O&G Industry Urged to Support Digital Skills
help future-proof the sector and to ensure the UK retains its reputation as a leading energy basin.”Key findings:Over 40,000 people are expected to enter the industry over the next 20 years, including around 10,000 in new areas such as data science, data analytics, robotics, material science, change management and remote operations.Over 80,000 workers are likely to retire or leave the sector for other reasons by 2035.Following the downturn between 2014 and 2017, the industry lost over 70,000 direct and indirect jobs (a decline rate of c 10 percent per year). On the basis that the industry can achieve
Gougeon Named CEO at OpenHydro
; With over 20 years’ experience in delivering global technological projects and transforming organizations in the industrial sector, Gougeon’s senior management career to date has encompassed roles including consultancy in strategy and organization in McKinsey & Company, as well as change management, international business development, industrial and program management as a successful executive in the Thales and Safran groups. Operating out of OpenHydro’s Dublin offices and its Technical Centre in Greenore, Co. Louth, Gougeon heads up a business that has strong plans to
Daintith Named CFO, Rolls-Royce
next stage of this business critical process." Warren East, Rolls-Royce, Chief Executive, said: "I am delighted to welcome Stephen to Rolls-Royce as Chief Financial Officer and as a Board colleague. His deep understanding of international business and his record of achievement in change management are particularly relevant to Rolls-Royce as we build our business and respond to the growing global requirement for our technology. "I would like to thank David Smith for his valuable support over the past three years. David has made an important contribution to restoring confidence
Bunker Holding Hires Hughes in Group Operations
he worked as a management consultant mainly within shipping. Among his duties were analyses, project management, strategy, optimisation and implementation. At Maersk In-house Consulting at Maersk Group, he worked in several of the group’s business units within strategy, planning, analyses and change management. His latest employment as Global Alliance Manager with OW Bunker & Trading included the responsibility for establishing partnerships with physical suppliers in strategically important ports. In this position, he was also involved in M&A activities, turnarounds and supporting the establishmen
Hofste, Montijn Nominated to Supervisory Board Fugro
director of Accenture in the Netherlands, and she was a member of the Accenture Global Leadership Council. The Supervisory Board nominates Anja Montijn because of her extensive knowledge and experience in consultancy services, IT implementation processes, organisation strategy and design and change management, with a strong focus on the energy markets. She has the Dutch nationality and she holds no shares in Fugro. As a result of the resignations in 2014 of Mrs. Marion Helmes and Mr. Gert-Jan Kramer there are two vacancies in the Supervisory Board. The vacancy arising from the retirement of Mr
Ladd Joins Elliott Bay Design Group
HR director. As HR Director, Ladd's responsibilities will include the formal establishment of EBDG's human resources department as well as facilitating recruitment and talent acquisition. Ladd’s background includes management development, succession planning, employee engagement, and change management, as well as training and coaching. Ladd is a graduate of Duke University and a member of Association for Talent Development Society for Human Resource Management and the International Coach Federation, Washington State Chapter. ebdg.com
Branch Named Human Resources VP at Hoover
., announced that Rod Branch has joined Hoover as Vice President of Human Resources. He will report directly to Paul Lewis, President of Hoover. Branch’s responsibilities include talent acquisition, employee relations, organizational design, performance management, compensation planning and change management initiatives. Branch joins Hoover with 20 plus years of experience and a diverse background in both large and small organizations. He was most recently Vice President of Human Resources for PSC Industrial Services, a supplier of industrial cleaning and repair services for the refining, downstream
