Appointments

Damen Shiprepair Brest (DSB) has appointed a new managing director, Mr Jos Goris, who will takeover from mid July.

Mr Paolo Tonon, MSc (Eng), has been appointed Vice President, R&D of Wärtsilä Industrial Operations and will be responsible for the Research and Development of all Wärtsilä products.

Damen Shiprepair Götaverken has appointed Ms Monica Svenner as its new managing director, making her the first woman to take an MD position within the ship repair industry.

GE Marine has announced the appointment of Jeremy Barnes as commercial marine marketing director.

Mr Gennaro Pipoli has been appointed the position of managing director of Imtech Marine Singapore.

Helen Deeble (chief executive of P&O Ferries) and Kenneth MacLeod (chairman of Stena Line) have been elected president and vice president of the UK Chamber of Shipping at its annual general meeting.

The CEO of Color Line, Trond Kleivdal, has been elected as the new president of the Norwegian Shipowners Association.

Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions in Norway says that it has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Philip Bannerman as vice-president, Americas region.