SHIP REPAIR & CONVERSIONFive Minutes With ...Nils Kristian BergeYou replace Chris Potter, who obvi- proposition that simultaneously maxi- through Key Performance Indicators. Last last year ASRY ously had a long and notable career. mizes all their potential, yet also uses These improvements will feed into a What are the top challenges and ad- our resources in the most ef? cient way. cycle of continuous improvement for appointed Nils Kris-vantages going forward? ASRY. We’ve ended 2013 with some Speci? cally, where and how is ASRY very encouraging developments: the Chris did a great job over his investing today that is intended to Shipyard of the Year award from Lloyds tian Berge acting six years as CE of guiding the company pay dividend in 2014? List, our 4000th ship repair, the 50th rig to the next level. He was at the helm repair, our third straight year of revenue Chief Executive to while ASRY went through a major 2014 will see the introduction growth, and more. shift from being ship-centric to being of a series of new developments aimed succeed Chris Potter. a multi-service yard with a series of to maintain our position as the go-to By market or region, where do you diversi? cations, most importantly the yard in the Arabian Gulf for safety and see opportunity in 2014 and beyond?creation of ASRY Offshore Services. operational excellence. First, the com-As ASRY is a driving He also oversaw a major facilities ex- pany is going to undergo a corporate Saudi Arabia is de? nitely pansion, and two other diversi? cations re-structuring that will re-organize di- on our growth path. Up until now our force in the key Mid-– ASRY Energy and ASRY Consul- visions, departments and responsibili- Saudi-based rig work has mostly been tancy. As I take the company forward, ties so as to streamline ef? ciency and modest repairs, for example steelwork, dle East ship repair I have a strong foundation that gives improve cost-effectiveness. This will leg repairs, pipework repairs, sand-ASRY a robust launch pad for its next be rolled out in Q1 of 2014. Second, blasting and painting. However, we phase. The challenge going forward the company will adopt a new system have now opened a Representative of-and offshore markets, is going to be to unify all these new of accountability which allows us to ? ce in the Kingdom, so as to quickly developments into a single cohesive set targets and measure performance, and ef? ciently respond to immediate MR spent some time with Berge for his insights on the ship repair market in gen-eral, as well as ASRY speci? c initiatives for the coming year.By Greg Trauthwein24 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • JANUARY 2014MR #1 (18-25).indd 24 1/7/2014 10:26:59 AM