Curtin Maritime Names Sandra Grujic CFO
U.S. maritime services company Curtin Maritime announced it has appointed Sandra Grujic as its new chief financial officer and a member of the company's executive leadership team.Grujic brings a wealth of experience to the role, having previously served as a finance and accounting executive at Crowley"We are so excited to welcome Sandra to the Curtin Maritime family," said Martin Curtin, CEO at Curtin Maritime. "Her expertise in financial planning, strategy, budget management, and forecasting will be instrumental as we expand our operations and position ourselves as an industry
Tague named VP of Sales and Supply for Crowley Fuels Business
Crowley named Walter Tague as vice president of sales and supply for its Crowley Fuels businesses unit, which services energy logistics needs throughout Alaska. With more than 30 years of maritime industry experience specializing in supply chain management and support in the oil and gas sectors, Tague will oversee Crowley’s marketing, sales, customer relations and procurement of refined product supply for the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic markets.Since joining Crowley in 1999, Tague has served in multiple roles, most recently as the director of commercial operations, overseeing the
Crowley Reaches Labor Deal for Isla Grande Terminal in Puerto Rico
Crowley and Teamsters Union Local 901 have reached a new labor agreement to extend their longtime partnership into its sixth decade serving the shipping and logistics needs of Puerto Rico.The agreement, recently ratified by union members, covers the 200 employees who work at Crowley’s Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan until 2029. Employees there serve as port equipment operators, truck drivers and support operations in various other roles important to safe and reliable operations.“We have successfully worked with the Teamsters Union to provide safe, efficient and reliable service since 1971
Crowley Names Shook SVP & GM of Land Transportation Services
Crowley has named Phil Shook as senior vice president and general manager of Land Transportation Services to lead the company’s newly created business unit.The formal creation of the business unit reflects Crowley’s growth strategy and opportunity in the sectors. Serving as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, Shook will be responsible for commercial business in North America, including all land-based transportation, such as brokerage solutions, intermodal services, trucking and managed transportation. “The land transportation and brokerage markets represent a strategic
Menoyo Joins Great Lakes Towing Company in VP Role
responsibility over the Marine Salvage and Contract Towing Services. Menoyo later moved to terminal operations in San Juan and the U.S. Virgin Islands where he managed, grew, and optimized the Liner and Feeder operations for the Caribbean Services.In 2010, Menoyo was promoted to General Manager for Crowley’s Port Everglades, Fla. terminal, overseeing the largest volume throughput Terminal within the Crowley network supporting the international markets. Menoyo was awarded the Thomas Crowley Award during his tenure in Port Everglades for his ability to transform the employee culture, significantly
Curtin Maritime Names Vicky Ellis SVP of People Management
Vice President of People Management. Ellis will play a pivotal part in Curtin Maritime’s ongoing efforts to attract, retain and train top talent within the industry.Ellis brings a wealth of experience to Curtin Maritime, having previously served as the Director of Learning and Development at Crowley, a position in which she made significant contributions to the company’s workforce development and training programs.“We are so excited to welcome Vicky to the Curtin Maritime family,” said Martin Curtin, CEO at Curtin Maritime. “Her expertise in learning and development
Crowley Names Guthman VP of Business Development for Wind Services
Crowley has named offshore wind veteran Christy Guthman as vice president of business development for its Wind Services business as the company grows in the clean, sustainable energy sector.Guthman most recently served as executive general manager of sales and commercial operations for GE Offshore Wind. During her tenure there, she built the company’s North American sales, marketing and supply chain strategy. Guthman also worked as General Electric’s senior sales director for the western U.S. and Mexico.“Christy Guthman will bring to Crowley her industry leadership and experience
Fowler Appointed to Lead Crowley Shipping
Crowley has appointed James Fowler as senior vice president and general manager of its Crowley Shipping business unit that serves U.S. and international maritime and logistics sectors.Fowler most recently served as managing director of marine and stevedoring operations for Cooper Marine and executive vice president for Blakeley BoatWorks, both headquartered in Mobile, Ala.“As Crowley advances its next generation of maritime services, James Fowler is ideally suited to bring the vision and leadership to help our customers, people and partners bring to reality the ports and vessels of the future
US Maritime Industry Working to Solve the People Puzzle
, we've had to make a lot of changes to our business to attract the people we need to attract.”The situation is similar in other parts of the industry too, especially as workforce issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic are still being felt. Ira Douglas, vice president of labor relations at Crowley, said, “While we and other industry peers are striving to find new ways to attract a diverse workforce, we are not immune to the labor market pressures and the residual impacts of the pandemic.”Crowley is currently seeking to hire mariners in various positions, and Douglas said demand
US Forms Council to Advise on USMMA Improvements
from individuals interested in serving on the USMMA Advisory Council. The newly appointed members—who will each serve two-year terms—include: Ally Cedeno, Founder & President of Women Offshore Foundation*Jonathan “JC” Christian, Capt. (USN, Retired), Fleet Port Captain, Crowley Government Services*Claudia Cimini, Executive Vice President, Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association*Shannon Collins, Director of Training and Technical Assistance Program, National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)Dave Curfman, P.E., Chief Engineer and Assistant Commander for Design
Crowley Hires Coplen as Wind Services VP
Crowley named Mark Coplen as vice president of project management for Crowley Wind Services, where he will be a key leader in advancing the company’s growth and market leadership in the offshore wind industry. In his role, Coplen will expand Crowley Wind Services’ project management capabilities to support customers in its offering of engineering, procurement and construction management for the offshore wind market. Coplen joins Crowley with extensive expertise in the sustainable energy sector leading offshore wind services, operations and technology.“Mark has decades of
Crowley Names Graziuso Chief Information Officer
Crowley has named Erika Graziuso as its new Chief Information Officer, tapped to lead the company’s information technology and digital transformation strategy with a key focus on digital solutions, cybersecurity and responsible data management.“Erika brings a demonstrated track record of driving innovation that helps corporations prepare for the opportunities and challenges of today and tomorrow,” said Tom Crowley, Chairman and CEO. “As Crowley expands its technological capabilities to exceed the demands of a constantly changing landscape, Erika’s mastery of leading
Crowley Names Jors Chief Naval Architect
Crowley has appointed Charles "Charlie" Jors as chief naval architect for the company’s engineering services. He will lead Crowley’s vessel design and marine engineering teams.With nearly 20 years of naval architecture and marine engineering experience, Jors has served in previous leadership roles on complex projects, involving vessel design and development, construction, structural analysis, conversion and modification.Since joining Crowley in 2010, Jors has played an active role expanding the company’s engineering services capabilities for maritime partners and customers.
Crowley Names Karl SVP and GM of Wind Services
Crowley has appointed Bob Karl as senior vice president and general manager of the company’s new business unit, Crowley Wind Services. As Crowley elevates the scope of its offerings in wind energy, Karl will lead the company’s wind services team in the strategic development and expansion of services to support the emerging sector. The development of a wind service business unit will see the company continue to leverage its expertise and assets to provide landside and marine logistic solutions throughout the wind lifecycle. These include solutions for port terminals and marshaling
Crowley Names Heil VP, Government Relations
Crowley has appointed Clay Heil as vice president of global government relations, where he will lead the company’s full spectrum of government advocacy across all of the company’s business interests and activities.Based in Washington, D.C., Heil will spearhead Crowley’s engagement with federal, state and local government partners and elected officials on policy and regulatory matters that support the company’s strategic growth. Heil joins Crowley with more than 25 years of legislative and legal experience. In Congress, he worked in the U.S. House of Representatives and
Crowley Names Atkinson VP of Sustainability
Crowley has promoted Meaghan Atkinson to be Vice President of Sustainability. In her new role, Atkinson will lead Crowley’s sustainability journey, and drive action to decarbonize across the company’s operations and value chain to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. As vice president, she will lead the company’s efforts to build partnerships across its industries and value chain to fulfill Crowley’s sustainability commitments.In her prior role as Director of Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs, Atkinson spearheaded the creation of the company’s first greenhouse gas
Crowley Promotes Van Gundy to VP of Construction and Engineering
Crowley has appointed Coulston Van Gundy as vice president of construction and engineering. He will lead the company’s vessel design and engineering, construction management and project engineering with an expanded emphasis on growth and innovation.With more than 15 years of experience, Van Gundy has played an integral role in advancing Crowley’s growing engineering and design services in maritime and offshore wind services to elevate alternative energy as a transportation solution.He has been in both vessel- and shore-based operational roles in engineering and led maritime development
