PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWSPhoto: ABSLeavittFireman Bajpaee Tsakos AtteridgeSadlerPhoto: SUNY Maritime(Photo by Chris Oxley/HII)Photo: WQISPhoto: Langh ShipWilsonAlfultis BagleyHobbie III Langh-Lagerlöf DugasBajpaee Honored dia Awards. The Maritime Fellowship to WQIS until Dec. 31, 2017 under the vices of Containerships Ltd. The com-Rajaish Bajpaee, CEO of Bernhard Award is the highest honor bestowed agreement. John Ryszetnyk III, SVP, pany additionally has roughly 1,000 Schulte Shipmanagement, received by the Maritime Foundation to an indi- will be promoted to President of WQIS. in-house-designed special containers, the Tanker Shipping & Trade Lifetime vidual who has made a truly outstand- Andy Garger, VP & General Counsel, mostly for transporting steel.Achievement Award. As head of Bern- ing contribution to stimulating public will be promoted to Senior Vice Presi-hard Schulte Shipmanagement, Bajpaee engagement in maritime issues. dent & General Counsel. John Moy, Keenan Named VP at Gibbs & Coxhas overall responsibility for a ? eet of VP, Underwriting, will be promoted to Gibbs & Cox, Inc. appointed Patrick J. more than 600 ships of various types, Northrop Grumman Names Leavitt Senior Vice President & Chief Under- Keenan as Vice President, Platform So-20,000 employees and maritime service, Northrop Grumman Corporation named writing Of? cer. lutions Group. In this role, Keenan will crew management and training centers Todd Leavitt, vice president of the com- have responsibility for leadership and in over 30 locations around the world. pany’s Maritime Systems business unit, Genco Names Wobensmith President management of the company’s govern-effective immediately. Leavitt will have Genco Shipping & Trading Limited ment and commercial ship design so-Fireman Wins David W. Taylor Medal executive responsibility for all Maritime said that John C. Wobensmith, the lutions across the Gibbs & Cox global SNAME awarded its highest technical Systems programs and products. company’s CFO has been appointed as portfolio. Prior to joining Gibbs & Cox, honor, the David W. Taylor Medal for President effective December 19, 2014. Inc., Pat served as Global Operations Di-notable achievement in naval architec- Atteridge Retires from Furuno USA He succeeds Robert Gerald Buchan- rector for Crowley/Titan Salvage.ture or marine engineering, to Howard After 30 years of service to Furuno an, who will retire as of the same date. Fireman, ABS Senior Vice President, USA, Inc., Jim Atteridge is retiring as Buchanan has served as President of Laborde Hires DugasAsset Performance Management (APM). President and assuming a new role, as Genco since June 2005. The company Laborde Products hired Bobby Dugas After serving 35 years in the U.S. Navy, Director and Corporate Advisor. Effec- also announced that Apostolos Zafolias as its general service manager, company Fireman joined ABS in 2013, taking re- tive December 1, 2014, Brad Reents will has been appointed as CFO and Joseph president Brian Laborde announced. sponsibility for the ABS APM group, assume the role of President and CFO of Adamo has been appointed as Chief Ac- Dugas has more than 25 years of experi-which helps the marine and offshore in- Furuno USA, Inc. In addition: counting Of? cer. ence in the engine service business. dustries meet environmental regulatory • Dean Kurutz has been promoted to the requirements and assess the operational new position of Vice President of Sales, Langh Ship Elects New MD SUNY Maritime Inaugurates Alfultisperformance, energy ef? ciency and fuel Marketing and Product Planning; Oy Langh Ship Ab will receive a new SUNY Maritime College inaugurated consumption of new and existing vessel • Francine Murphy has been appointed managing director at the beginning of Rear Adm. Michael A. Alfultis, Ph.D. designs. to Director of Human Resources; 2015, when the current managing direc- as its 11th president in early November . • Rick Walls assumes the new position tor, Hans Langh, takes over as Chair- The campus celebrated the investiture of Tsakos to Lead INTERTANKO of General Manager; man of the Board for the shipping com- Dr. Alfultis with a variety of eactivities, INTERTANKO announced that when • Matt Wood has been promoted to the pany. Laura Langh-Lagerlöf, 33, has which embraced the time-honored tradi-its Council of Members met this week position of National Sales Manager. been elected as the company’s new man- tions of learning and leadership.in Dubai it elected Nikolas Tsakos – aging director, effective January 1, 2015.President and Chief Executive of Tsakos WQIS President Hobbie to Retire “Laura has essentially been part of run- Bagley Named VP at Newport NewsEnergy Navigation – as Chairman, suc- WQIS said that Richard Hobbie III ning the company for a long time al- Ray Bagley has been appointed by Hun-ceeding Graham Westgarth who steps will retire from his position as President ready, but now she will be assuming the tington Ingalls Industries (HII) as the down after ? ve years in post. & CEO of the Water Quality Insurance full responsibility of managing director. company’s new vice president of trades Syndicate (WQIS) after four decades My focus now will be on introducing operations for its Newport News Ship-LR CEO Richard Sadler Honored as underwriter, claims manager and scrubbers in ships,” said Hans Langh. building division. Bagley, who earned Richard Sadler, CEO of Lloyd’s Reg- board member. Hobbie and the board The shipping company has ? ve multi- the distinction of “Master Shipbuilder” ister Group Ltd (LR), was honored with of managers have agreed upon January purpose vessels, three of which are used for 40 years of continuous service, began the Maritime Fellowship Award at the 1, 2015 as his of? cial retirement date, to transport Outokumpu’s steel products his career at The Apprentice School as a Maritime Foundation’s Maritime Me- and he will be available as a consultant and two for the container-shipping ser- painter. 68 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • DECEMBER 2014MR #12 (66-73).indd 68 MR #12 (66-73).indd 68 12/2/2014 4:16:49 PM12/2/2014 4:16:49 PM