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46 MN February 2011 VT Halter Appoints Laborde as Board Director VT Halter Marine, Inc., a sub- sidiary of VT Systems, Inc., appoint- ed Cliffe F. Laborde to its Board of Directors. Laborde is owner and co- manager of Laborde Marine Services, LLC and Laborde Brothers Crewboats, LLC. Laborde previously held the position of Executive VP, General Counsel, and Secretary to Tidewater, Inc. until June 2007. Grove Appointed Chief Technology Officer, ABS ABS appointed Todd Grove as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Grove will report to ABS President and COO Christopher J. Wiernicki and be based in the society’s head- quarters in Houston. Grove, a 28- year veteran of ABS, has served as President and COO of three ABS operating divisions — Europe, Pacific and Americas. He also has served as Director, Energy Project Development and Manager, Offshore Engineering. Gilliam VP Sales & Chartering, Crowley Petroleum Services Crowley Maritime Corporation has promoted Tucker Gilliam to vice president of sales and chartering for Crowley's petroleum services team. Gilliam joined Crowley in 1998. Most recently he worked in the com- pany's labor relations department as director of marine crewing and devel- opment, and from 2009 to the pres- ent, served as general manager, Dominican Republic/Haiti, for Crowley's liner services team. Nickless VP Finance & Planning, Crowley Shipping & Logistics Crowley Maritime Corporation promoted David Nickless to vice president of finance and planning for Crowley's shipping and logistics busi- ness line. Nickless joined Crowley more than 20 years ago and since then has held various positions in trucking, finance and management reporting, including manager of busi- ness planning, and most recently, director of corporate planning. Anderson Director of SSQE at Crowley Crowley Maritime Corporation named Ketra Anderson director of safety, security, quality and environ- mental (SSQE). Anderson began working with Crowley when she served as a freight traffic manager/office manager for the Bethel, Alaska-based Kuskokwim Transportation Co., which had joint business ventures with Crowley. Most recently, she held the position of manager of SSQE for Crowley. Jensen Maritime Changes Jensen Maritime has appointed Johan Sperling vice president respon- sible for profit and loss, operations and personnel of the company and Jonathan Parrot as vice president of new design development. Both will remain domiciled at Jensen's headquarters in Seattle. Sperling is a nine-year Jensen veteran and one of the company's former owners. Mustang Survival Names CEO Jim Hartt, former Mustang Survival Chief Operating Officer, is now the company’s CEO. Bob Askew, former Mustang Survival President and Chief Executive Officer will become Mustang’s Chairman to its newly formed advisory board. Juettner Ops Manager Alaska, Global Diving & Salvage Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. announced the advancement of John Juettner to Operations Manager, Alaska Region. Juettner has been in the commercial diving industry, in Alaska for the past 17 years. He has worked in opera- tional support and as a Dive Supervisor, for the past seven years. Jennifer Kuhn joins CBMM Jennifer Kuhn of Seattle, Wash. has joined the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, Md. as a shipwright apprentice. During her one-year apprenticeship, Kuhn will primarily work on the restoration of the Museum’s bugeye, the Edna E. Lockwood. Laborde Grove Gilliam Nickless PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS Anderson Sperling
