Fluid Watercraft Hires New Government Sales Manager
Commercial rigid inflatable boat builder Fluid Watercraft announced it has hired former marine patrol agent Blake Young as the newest member of its team, taking on government sales management for the U.S. Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.Having served as a police officer, deputy sheriff and maritime law enforcement agent developing a wealth of criminal justice experience, Young started his career as one of the youngest North Carolina Criminal Justice Academy candidates to earn his state law enforcement certification. During his LEO career, Young earned his tactical boat operator and boat crew member
Fueltrax Announces Expansion in Asia
initiatives, and simplification of procedures across PACs and service providers through data evaluation and insights.Pemberton joined the Fueltrax team as a consultant at the beginning of 2020 and as of 2021 has been appointed to Regional Representative of Asia Pacific. He brings 25 years of global sales management experience with Austal Ships, including in the offshore oil and gas sector. Pemberton has worked in Turkey, Hong Kong, Japan, and the Pacific and has had worked projects with the Royal Australian Navy and other Defense forces in these regions. Pemberton helped pioneer Austal's High-Speed
Mahoney Named President and CEO of Westwood Shipping Lines
.Mahoney’s recent posts with Maersk include three years as President of Maersk in Canada and, more recently, he has been Vice President of the Automotive Industry in Florham Park, N.J.He began his transportation industry career in sales with Sea-Land in Boston, and later transitioned into sales management and trade management roles with OOCL in Long Beach, Pleasanton, and Atlanta. He returned to Sea-Land in Charlotte. After Maersk's acquisition of Sea-Land, his roles included sales management and trade management, in various U.S. locations as well as at Maersk's Copenhagen, Denmark headquarter
Birns Hires Meredith
dealer networks, and managing accounts for advanced deep submergence connectors and cable assemblies and high performance marine and nuclear lighting systems sales.Meredith brings decades of sales and marketing experience to his new role. Prior to joining the team at BIRNS, he served in a range of sales management leadership roles, including Western Regional Vice President for Custom Bilt Metals, General Manager/Vice President of Sales for Exceptional Solutions Group, and Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Rapid Rack Industries. Meredith holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics
Crowley Logistics Announces Organizational Changes
.Ayala now has expanded responsibility for coordinating sales, marketing and operational shipping activities throughout Crowley’s footprint in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and the Caribbean islands. Previously head of Crowley’s services in Puerto Rico, Ayala will support local sales management, and work to enhance Crowley’s service offerings in the entire Caribbean region. He will be the primary company representative when dealing with local ports authorities, government officials, shipping associations and major customer accounts in the region. He will remain based in Puerto
Schlott Named Peerless Industrial Sales Manager
., a U.S. stocking distributor of switches, relays and circuit breaker products, announced the appointment of Todd Schlott to the position of Industrial Sales Manager. He will be based in Florida.Schlott is a 30-year veteran of the U.S. industrial electronics distribution industry and has held VP and Sales management positions at some of the industry's most prestigious companies. He is a graduate of Lincoln Technical Institute School of Engineering.Bill Gallucci, President of Peerless Electronics Inc., stated, “Todd Schlott represents a most valuable addition to our team and will manage our fast-growing
Trojan Battery Names Thomas President and CEO
(CEO) for Trojan Battery, succeeding Jeff Elder, who has announced his retirement. Thomas joins Trojan following a career with Wayne Fueling Systems where he most recently served as CEO, as well as in other executive management positions. He has also held a series of marketing, planning and sales management roles in the petroleum and industrial equipment industries with companies including Chevron Corp. and Dresser Inc. Earlier in his career, he was a strategic management consultant with Arthur D. Little in its Global Energy practice. Thomas earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the
Bourque Joins Sea Machines
. “Phil’s marine relationships span the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions and he will be a key part of bringing the Sea Machines technology to the global market,” said Sea Machines CEO, Michael Johnson. Bourque comes to Sea Machines with a background in international sales management, having built much of the global sales and support network for Seakeeper Inc, the manufacturer of marine gyrostabilizers. “I enjoy the challenge of working with advanced technology, Bourque said, “and Sea Machines represents the latest of offerings that allow operators to
Romano Named Sales VP at Asahi/America
Fluid flow technology company Asahi/America, Inc., said it has appointed John Romano as its new vice president of sales and marketing. Romano joined the Massachusetts-based manufacturer on June 12, 2017. Romano brings 29 years of industrial plastics distribution experience to Asahi/America including sales management, strategic planning, new product launches, marketing campaigns, e-commerce and business-to-business sales in both the commercial and industrial markets. He holds a degree in business management and has been an active member in a number of industry associations.
RSC Bio Solutions Expands
. Paul Treese has been hired as regional sales manager, focused on land segments in the eastern U.S., specifically truck fleets, turf equipment, municipalities, utilities and other land fleets and equipment. Treese brings over 25 years of experience in technical sales and sales management, working with companies such as US Foods, Terminix and Chemsearch. Treese has a bachelor of science in business administration degree from Penn State University. Lauren Lionberger joins the RSC Bio Solutions team as global commercial director for the marine market. In this role, Lionberger
BRP Names Pierini as Marketing Director
and partnership and general manager of marketing communications. Prior to Nissan, Pierini worked with Ford Motor Company, Volvo Car Corporation and BMW Group in roles of progressive scope and responsibility including global marketing, product strategy, lifecycle management, regional sales, sales management, dealer network development and communication. Pierini has a Master’s degree in marketing from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce Grenoble (Grenoble Graduate Business School) and has completed a marketing certification at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management
James Murray Joins Gulfstream Shipbuilding Management Team
Gulfstream Shipbuilding welcomes James Murray, a second generation boat builder and operator/owner, to the Sales Management Team. James is the son of Jim Murray, who originally opened the shipyard 35 years ago as Freeport Shipbuilding. James built a variety of custom boats at the shipyard before venturing off to start his own successful passenger excursion company. Now, James returns to partner with the current owner Stuart Reeves on a new generation of custom shipbuilding. “James exhibits the same passions and values that his father instilled on this company 35 years ago, including
Chris-Craft Appoints Regional Sales Director
Norm Kraus has joined the Chris-Craft team as Regional Sales Director. Kraus comes to Chris-Craft with 40 years of industry experience. He started his professional career in the retail sector, working as a technician/sales/sales management/GM at dealerships in the Northern Ohio Market. In addition to his retail experience, Norm has served as a District Sales Manager for Eagle Trailers, and most recently Regional Business Development Manager at Mastercraft Boats, assisting dealer growth in the Northeast and Midwest. "We are excited to have Norm join our team as a Regional
Smith Joins Woods Hole Group
marine environmental operational challenges. His career development commenced from laboratory analysis of marine sediments to undertaking coastal and offshore oceanographic and meteorological field studies and data analysis, and on to project management. He moved into a commercial and sales management capacity before transferring to the US in 2001, where his focus was the provision of metocean services for offshore oil and gas, coastal engineering and offshore renewable projects from a commercial management, business development and overall business management perspective as Managing Director
CMR Targets OEM Engine Sector, Appoints Marcaillou
Sebastien Marcaillou has been appointed VP general engine sales at electrical wiring control and instrumentation specialists, CMR Group as it targets international growth and diversification. He brings more than 15 years’ experience in developing new business and sales management to the post, which includes a wealth of expertise gained with engineering businesses supplying international markets in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia. Based at CMR Group in Marseille, France, Marcaillou will be a key part of the OEM engine business team with responsibilities to identify and
Grand Bahama Shipyard Expands Sales Team
serve as a marketing leader for the 51 Best Western Hotels in Colorado. Ng Teck Wee: Regional Sales Director – Asia / Middle East Ng joined GBSL in August 2016 as Regional Sales Director for Asia and Middle East, with primary responsibility in regional business development and sales management. Prior to this, he spent about 12 years in commercial, finance and projects capacity, representing ship owning and ship management firms in Asia. He has a wide network of ship owners, operators, managers, financiers and service providers in Asia and has worked on multi-functional transactions
Glendinning Named SVP, Service Division, Alfa Laval
support activities. Glendinning joined Alfa Laval in 1982 as Marine Engineer for the company’s military products group. He worked in various areas of the organization, holding positions in regional and national service, global business development, as well as capital equipment marketing and sales management. He was most recently responsible for Alfa Laval’s services for the industrial process markets. Glendinning holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering degree from the United States Merchant Marine Academy. He has also completed business management and leadership development
