Elizabeth Bouchard Named SNAME Executive Director
said, "We are very pleased to welcome a woman of Elizabeth’s professional maritime expertise and accomplishments to SNAME. She brings years of experience and relationships with leaders in vessel operations; regulatory and policy development; business and employee development; and financial management to SNAME. I feel confident that we made the right choice in our selection of Elizabeth for this role and look forward to welcoming her aboard."Bouchard said, “I am both honored and excited to join this renowned institution. I believe the society serves a central role in furthering
Austal USA Names Santamaria CFO
(CFO).“Mark’s extensive background in government and commercial contracting environments is a valuable asset to Austal USA,” stated Austal USA president Michelle Kruger. “We are excited to have him on our senior leadership team and look forward to benefiting from his financial management experience.”Santamaria has served as CFO for several major defense contractors throughout his lengthy career. Before coming to Austal USA, he was CFO and a board member for Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions where he served in a number of roles. Santamaria also had a 24-year career
Scandlines Announces Executive Management Changes
to further optimize Scandlines’ business processes - not least to ensure an excellent customer experience,” said Vagn Sørensen, Chairman of Scandlines’ Supervisory Board.In mid-May 2024, Jensen will join Scandlines as the new CFO. He has more than 25 years of experience in financial management and comes with broad knowledge from a number of Danish and international retail companies. At Scandlines, he will take over responsibility for the group's overall functions within Finance, Treasury, IT and Procurement.Michael Guldmann Petersen—who has been serving as interim CEO
Greensea IQ Searches for CFO
candidate will be responsible for overseeing financial operations, providing strategic financial guidance, and ensuring the company's financial health and sustainability throughout the company’s growth trajectory.“We are looking for a visionary leader with a proven track record in financial management and strategic planning,” said Ben Kinnaman, CEO of Greensea IQ. “The CFO will be instrumental in guiding our company through its next phase of growth and ensuring our financial strategies align with our overall mission and values.”Interested candidates can click here to learn
HII Names Courtney Corporate VP of Legislative Affairs
long-term stability to the divisions and the communities they serve.”Prior to joining HII, Courtney served 24 years in the U.S. Navy, and his last position in uniform was the deputy director of the Appropriations Matters Office (FMBE) in the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management & Comptroller). He was responsible for developing and executing the Navy’s legislative strategy in support of the department’s annual budget submission and acting as a liaison between Congress and the department of the Navy. In addition to numerous tours in the Pentagon in
CSignum Promotes Reyes to Chief Commercial Officer
2019 as Sales Director, North America before it was acquired by CSignum the following year. Prior to CSignum, she promoted emerging technology research offerings to domestic and international energy and petroleum operators as a consultant at Darcy Partners and was Business Development Director at financial management consultancy, Conway MacKenzie. Reyes worked at Wood Mackenzie, a leading energy research and consultancy firm for ten years, working in consulting, offshore research and new product development roles focused on data analysis, economic models and global market trends. She began her career with
New Banking Payment Platform for Seafarers Launched
Seas website.Secure Seas also encourages ship owners and crew managers to investigate this payment platform, which—aside from the humanitarian benefits it provides seafarers—is a cost-effective payroll process that integrates easily with existing systems, improving the transparency and financial management of vessel operations.“There are substantial benefits for ship management companies to have off-shore banking facilities in a secure and regulated jurisdiction” says Secure Seas CEO James McCully. “The significant fee reduction for pay dissemination alone makes a compel-ling
Huntington Ingalls Industries Names Gokhale Technical Solutions VP
company Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that Ashutosh Gokhale has been appointed vice president, business management and chief financial officer for its Technical Solutions division.Gokhale will replace Billy Jahn upon his retirement on July 9 and will be responsible for all financial management and business management functions in Technical Solutions. Gokhale will be located at HII’s offices in Fairfax, Va., and will report to Andy Green, HII executive vice president and president of Technical Solutions.“Ashutosh has extensive business experience and a strong background
Greek Firms Partner to Launch Online Training for the Shipping Industry
SQLearn and Moore Greece have teamed up to create online training programs in a wide range of subjects related to administration, financial management and regulatory compliance of shipping companies.SQLearn, a Greek company located in Piraeus, is a specialized provider of e-learning services dedicated to improving safety for the shipping industry by using e-learning for the advancement of maritime training with flexible, interactive and reflective learning techniques.Moore Greece, an independent member of Moore Global, is an accounting and consulting firm specializing in the shipping, media and hotel
FutureOn Appoints CFO, Head of People
FutureOn, a software company specializing in the provision of digital oilfield solutions, has made two key senior appointments as part of the company’s strategic growth plans.Katherine Taylor-Jones brings significant experience and knowledge in strategic financial management and leadership to the newly created position of Chief Financial Officer. Having worked predominantly for fast growth global SaaS businesses in recent years, she joins FutureOn after successfully scaling several tech businesses, FutureOn said. Taylor-Jones said: “FutureOn has delivered impressive growth since it
Munn Named VP and CFO of Ingalls Shipbuilding
;s largest military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries announced Friday that Keith Munn has been promoted to vice president, business management, and chief financial officer for its Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Miss.Effective February 15, Munn will be responsible for all financial management, contract management and business management functions at Ingalls, reporting to Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Cuccias. Munn replaces Tom Stiehle, who has been promoted to HII executive vice president and CFO.“Keith’s extensive knowledge and accomplished background have been
Sovcomflot Elects New Chairman and New CEO
, government and industry awards.Igor Tonkovidov Igor Tonkovidov was born in Khabarovsk in 1964.Mr Tonkovidov graduated from the Odessa Institute of Marine Engineers with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1986. In 2001, he graduated from the University of London, UK, with a degree in Financial Management, and in 2018 he completed the AVIRA educational program for senior executives at INSEAD Business School, France.Mr Tonkovidov has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Technical Officer of PAO Sovcomflot since December 2012, while also being a member of the Management Board of the Company
Marco Wirén Appointed President at Wärtsilä
;rtsilä's Energy Solutions business globally, and will report to President & CEO Jaakko Eskola.Wirén is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Wärtsilä, holding this position since August 2013. Prior to joining Wärtsilä, he had broad-ranging experience of financial management and international business management from the steel manufacturer SSAB, the infranet company Eltel Networks, and the construction company NCC.Arjen Berends (50), MBA, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and member of the Board of Management of Wärtsilä
Huisman Taps Bruijninckx as CEO
company. Besides his proven experience in a sector relevant to our business, we share the same conviction that innovation is key for the success of Huisman. In addition, we have come to know him as a no-nonsense, straightforward and pleasant person.” Bruijninckx has extensive general and financial management experience as he worked for 24 years at Ballast Nedam. In 2004 he joined the Ballast Nedam board of directors, first as CFO, followed by seven years as CEO.
CEO Haugan Leaves Kvaerner to Lead Aker Energy
. Until a new leader is in place, Idar Eikrem will be the interim CEO", says Chairman of the Board, Mr Langøy. Idar Eikrem joined Kvaerner in April 2016 as Executive Vice President & CFO. He has comprehensive experience from a variety of top management positions, including financial management and turn-around processes. He holds a M.Sc. in economics and business administration from the Norwegian Sc
Gruenhagen Named CFO at MV WERFTEN
it has appointed Richard Gruenhagen as Managing Director of Finance and Administration to reinforce the group's Management Board as new CFO effective February 1. Gruenhagen graduated 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
Diamond Offshore Names Senior VP, CFO
Company and its predecessors. Prior to joining the company, Youngblood held a variety of managerial positions with Halliburton Company, where he most recently served as Vice President, Investor Relations. Youngblood joined Halliburton in 1988 as a Staff Accountant and served in numerous financial management positions for Halliburton and its subsidiaries, including Senior Director, Finance - Western Hemisphere and Director, External Reporting and Accounting Research
