August 2005 19
Class Society Q&A
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Fritz Grannemann
Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
Todd Grove
ABS Americas (ABS)
Bernard Anne
Bureau Veritas (BV)
Alan Gavin
Lloyd's Register (LR)
Ugo Salerno
RINA (RINA)
THE CLASSIFICATION Q&A PARTICIPANTS
Todd Grove was named President of the ABS Americas Division in May of 2004. Prior to this he served as Vice President Western Region, ABS Europe. Bernard Anne, managing
director, marine division, Bureau Veritas, has a background as a marine engineer and naval architect. He worked for many years for major French shipping companies, moving into
senior management. Fritz Grannemann, shipbuilding engineer and welding expert, since 1980 employed by Germanischer Lloyd. Since 1982, Grannemann is principal surveyor
for Mexico and Central America. He has built up the Division Americas and today is head of 120 employees in stations in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela,
Columbia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Cuba. Alan Gavin, is Marine Director, Lloyd's Register. Ugo Salerno took over the role of chairman of IACS at a time when the essen-
tial element of classification, trust, was hard to find. He brought to the job a training in naval architecture, a background in managing shipping companies, a ready smile, enormous
energy and a deep desire to rebuild trust between class and the industry and regulators it serves.
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