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Bertlin Appointed Wartsila Diesel President Sven Bertlin Sven Bertlin, former president of Imatra Steel Oy Ab, has been appointed president of Wartsila Die- sel Oy, effective June 1. Upon be- ginning his new position, he relin- quishes his position as president of Imatra and his position on Imatra's management board. The Wartsila Diesel Group, a di- vision of Metra Corporation, has annual net sales of approximately $1.29 billion, of which the Finnish company Wartsila Diesel Oy con- tributes approximately $550.5 mil- lion. The entire group has 5,600 employees and the Finnish com- pany, 1,780 employees. The Finn- ish company has factories in Vaasa and Turku. New Trademark Signifies New Era For Sperry World Leader In Marine Systems Sperry Marine's new trademark was considered appropriate to the company's new ownership and direction. Sperry Marine Inc., international developer and manufacturer of ma- rine navigation, control, communi- cation and stabilization equipment, displayed its new trademark to the press recently. The new mark in- corporates a shining star and a sine wave into the previous trademark. In November 1993, Sperry was purchased from Newport News Ship- building by a partnership formed by J.F. Lehman & Company, and the new trademark is designed to re- flect the beginning of a new era for Sperry. Werner Returns To Post Of VP - Midcontinent Of AWO Paul J. Werner, former vice president - midcontinent of the American Waterways Operators (AWO), was chosen to return to the position, effective April 14. Mr. Werner is responsible for manag- ing the association's Midcontinent Office, which represents more than 60 barge and towing companies in the Ohio Valley and Midwest re- gions of the U.S. He also manages state regulatory and legislative is- sues affecting the midcontinent re- gion, working to integrate them into AWO's national agenda. Scana Skarpenord Achieves ISO 9001 Scana Skarpenord of Norway re- ceived its ISO 9001 Certificate of Approval on May 9, 1994 from Det Norske Veritas (DNV), thereby achieving recognition of its adher- ence to the most comprehensive of the ISO 9001 series of standards — covering product development through production, to installation and service of level gauging and cargo monitoring systems, as well as marketing marine-related equip- ment. Scana Skarpenord is part of the Norwegian industry group Scana Industrier, which has 1,350 employees and revenues of $130 million. A member of the Peder Smedvig group, Scana Industrier is headquar- tered in Stavanger. 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