Meet the CTO: Dr. Gunnar Stiesch, MAN Energy Solutions
business.Can you give us an overview of the department under your guise?Globally we have roughly 2,000 development engineers, with about 60% related to our engine business. The majority are located in Europe, primarily in Germany and Denmark, and part of our turbomachinery business in Switzerland.Production hall in Augsburg, Germany.Image courtesy MAN ESCan you discuss the engine test facilities that you have at your disposal?For the engines business we have eight engineering sites in six countries which are specialized on engines. That is in Augsburg, Germany; in Copenhagen, Frederikshavn
Mejia to Lead World Maritime University
Industry Authority (MARINA) in the Philippines.Dr. Doumbia-Henry (LL.B, LL.M, Ph.D, LLD h.c, International Law) joined WMU as president in 2015. Prior to joining WMU, she served as the director of the International Labor Standards Department of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland
Petraki Appointed President of WISTA International
WISTA International (Women's International Shipping and Trading Association) elected their new President, Elpi Petraki, from WISTA Hellas, at its Annual General Meeting on October 26, in Geneva, Switzerland. WISTA International consists of 56 National WISTA Association (NWA) and each one is represented by the President or a delegate at AGM and casts their vote for their country's choice for the President.Petraki, Operations, Chartering & Business Development Manager at ENEA Management, said "I am truly honoured to have been elected as President of WISTA International. Diversity and
WinGD Expands Global Training Network
partnership in Singapore positions us in one of the biggest global shipping hubs in the world, offering our customers confidence and convenience as we equip their crew with the skills they need to operate the vessels of the future.”WinGD operates four training centers located in Winterthur, Switzerland; Busan, Korea; Shanghai, China; and Athens, Greece. Authorized, third-party training partners are also located in Szczecin, Poland; Subic Bay, Philippines; and in Mumbai, India
Yanmar America Hires Micu
in the Americas.Prior to Yanmar, Micu served 15 years in various roles at John Deere Power Systems. His most recent role was manager, OEM engine sales, Americas and OEM drivetrain sales global.Micu holds an International MBA from the Universitäte Bern Institute für Finanzmanagement in Switzerland, an MBA from the University of Rochester Simon Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan
BMT Names de Bruin Managing Director for Europe
Bruin has more than 20 years of experience in the maritime industry. He has served for the last seven years as Marine Director for BMT's nautical and cargo department of the Rotterdam office.He will succeed Jeroen de Haas as Managing Director of our European offices in the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland, who has been at the helm of Commercial Shipping Europe since 2001, and will continue his career outside of BMT.“We are at an exciting juncture in our journey as we focus on growing our ‘traditional player’ markets and meeting new client demand for specialist advice in emergency
Rolf Stiefel Joins Bureau Veritas as Regional Chief Executive
Bureau Veritas (BV) appointed Rolf Stiefel as its new Regional Chief Executive based in Hamburg, responsible for Central Europe - Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Russia. He will be based in the BV regional office in Hamburg and his appointment is effective May 1, 2020. He succeeds Dr. Hans Gaetjens who is retiring in July following a two month hand-over period.For the past 17 years Stiefel has been leading engine sales for WinGD’s slow speed diesel and gas engines including developing the market for WinGD’s X-DF gas fueled engine, at the forefront of the technical and environmental
WinGD Names Heim CEO
Klaus Heim has been named chief executive officer of WinGD, a Switzerland headquartered developer of two-stroke gas and diesel engines for marine propulsion.Heim is slated to take up the role August 6, 2018, joining the company from OMT in Turin, Italy, where he currently serves as chief technical officer. He brings to WinGD more than 25 years of experience in the large engine industry, having held a variety of senior roles, including vice president technology two-stroke and vice president global research and development at Wärtsilä from 2004-2010. Heim holds the position as president of
Caterpillar CFO to Retire in 2018
transition for the new CFO. Prior to becoming CFO, Halverson served two years as vice president of the Finance Services Division, and before that position, he was the corporate controller. Halverson joined Caterpillar in 1988 as an accountant. In 1993, he moved to Geneva, Switzerland, to become a strategy and planning consultant. He went on to become controller in Europe, responsible for Caterpillar's financial reporting in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Halverson returned to the U.S. in 1996 to manage general accounting and financial systems. From 1998 until 2002, Halverson
Discussion: Seafarers' Wages During Piracy
the International Labor Organization (ILO) working group of the Special Tripartite Committee (STC), established under the Maritime Labor Convention – the international treaty covering minimum working and living standards for seafarers. The working group’s meeting took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from April 3-5, 2017. It brought together more than 150 representatives from governments, employers’ organizations and seafarers’ associations, officials from ILO, IMO and civil society organizations to examine issues related to the protection of seafarers’ wages when the seafarer
Cavotec Names Norin as New CEO
of Cavotec SA has announced that Mikael Norin has been appointed CEO of the Cavotec Group. Mikael Norin will join Cavotec on May 1, 2017 and will, after a transition period, assume full responsibility as CEO on July 1, 2017. He will be based at the company's headquarters in Lugano, Switzerland. Mikael Norin will replace Ottonel Popesco who will continue to serve on the board of Cavotec SA as a non-executive director, among other strategic assignments. "The Board of Directors of Cavotec is very pleased that Mikael has agreed to take on the challenging and exciting task of
Gruenhagen Named CFO at MV WERFTEN
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
Gougeon Named CEO at OpenHydro
and follows the launch of DCNS Energies, a subsidiary of the DCNS Group which recently secured €100 million in investment. Gougeon joined OpenHydro at the start of January 2017, having previously held the position of CEO of Colibrys, a high-technology industrial company based in Switzerland. He is an engineer from the French Ecole Centrale de Lille and holds an MBA from the HEC School of Management in Paris. With over 20 years’ experience in delivering global technological projects and transforming organizations in the industrial sector, Gougeon’s senior management
New Trustee joins Human Rights at Sea
practice at EY in London. She is a forensic accountant with over 20 years’ experience specializing in working with clients across a number of industries. She has led teams working on some of the largest financial services regulatory investigations conducted in the U.K., U.S., Germany and Switzerland in recent years. She has experience working with clients along with their legal counsel on large, complex economic sanctions, fraud, financial misstatement, anti-money laundering, anti-bribery and anti-corruption, and asset misappropriation investigations. She has also advised clients on how to
Maersk Fights to Stay on top as Containership Downturn Deepens
;This trade has seen a significant cash drain. So there is no surprise there are mergers taking place," the banker said. On top of the mergers and acquisitions, the industry is also looking to vessel sharing. Maersk was first to announce such an arrangement with the world's number 2 line MSC of Switzerland, which started in early 2015. Maersk said its mega-ships and the MSC alliance gave it scale and helped to cut costs. "The Triple-Es we have received have served us well. We probably expected demand growth to have been higher, but it still works well for us with the volumes we are experiencing
R&M Names Huber as N. America Manager
will lead its North American Operation and become President of its U.S. subsidiary. During his career, Huber has held various senior management positions within the ICT industry. He has been Sales director of a large System Integrator and Managing Director of a leading ICT Distributor in Switzerland. Within R&M, Markus founded and managed R&M Far East with its subsidiaries in APAC and most recently led the Global Customer Project Management Group at Headquarters in Switzerland. The integration of recently acquired REALM Communications Group. Inc., a North American fiber
Leadership Changes for Cargill
On March 1, Jan Dieleman assumed the leadership of Cargill’s Ocean Transportation business with its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Dieleman took over the position of Roger Janson who has managed the business successfully since 2011 and now heads Cargill’s Agricultural Supply Chain enterprise in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Dieleman is moving to the position after leading Cargill’s North America Power and Gas business since 2014. After joining the company in 1999, he has gained his expertise working in various roles in grain products and freight trading as well
