Nick Brown has been appointed Bureau Veritas’ new Communications Director, Marine & Offshore Division, the classification society announced.
Brown will take up the post from November 2, 2016, replacing Philippe Boisson, who will retire after more than 25 years in the role.
Brown joins Bureau Veritas from Lloyd’s Register where he has spent the last nine years, most recently as Head of Brand & External Affairs, Marine & Offshore. He has 25 years of shipping industry experience, starting as a commercial trainee with the Wallem Group in Hong Kong. A specialist in PR, communications and external affairs, he has worked in both consulting and corporate roles, including a period with INTERCARGO and as a director with the MTI crisis management network.