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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS Top Management Changes at Wartsila NSD As of January 1, 1999 four new Group Vice Presidents (GVP) will be added to Wartsila NSD's top management. Tage Blomberg has been appointed GVP, head of Business Area Service. Mr. Blomberg will take over from Max Wieringa who has resigned. Stefan Fant will take over from Clas-Eirik Strand as GVP, head of Business Area Power Plants. Mr. Strand has been appointed to GVP, Key Accounts and Business Development. The present manag- ing director of Wartsila NSD Singapore, Mikael Makinen, has been appointed GVP, head of Business Area Marine. In addition, Raimo Lind has been appointed a GVP and CFO as of December 1, 1998. All will report to the presi- dent and CEO, Ole Johansson, and are members of the Board of Management. The head office func- MrtBJohsMahto We have immediate openings world wide for: Captains (all tonnage and licenses) Mates (all licenses) Pilots Engineers (all horsepowers & unlicensed) Tankermen (all grades) AB's & OS's Deckhands (inland & offshore) Cooks & Galleyhands If you're ready to go to work give us a yell. We are the best at finding you the job you want. We do this with pride and professionalism, our state of the art computer system and massive search capabilities make the task of locating your position quick and efficient. Circle 311 on Reader Service Card tions of Wartsila NSD Group, presently in Zurich, will be concen- trated to Helsinki by mid 1999. New Appointments At First Wave Marine First Wave Marine of Houston, Tex. has announced the following appointments: Jack Holmes to Director of Environmental Affairs; Don Francis to Director of Marketing; Randy Tigert as Director of Safety and Risk Management; and Suzanne Kean to Vice President and General Counsel. ABS Approves Jastram Steering Cylinders Jastram Engineering Ltd. has received ABS Type Approved sta- tus for its Model S hydraulic steer- ing cylinders. Jastram Model S cylinders are most frequently installed on commercial work- boats, mega yachts, large passen- ger vessels, supply vessels, tankers and icebreakers. The can be used in either new steering sys- tem applications or in retrofit and repair programs. Circle 2 on Reader Service Card UMOE Schat-Harding Appoints East Coast Agent Schat-Harding, Inc., the U.S. company for the international UMOE Schat-Harding life-saving equipment organization, has formed an alliance with Tidewater Naval Architects Inc. in which Tidewater will represent Schat- Harding in the U.S., east of the Mississippi River and north of the Gulf of Mexico. The addition of Tidewater's project management and detail design capabilities will provide a turnkey service to Schat- Harding customers. Circle 3 on Reader Service Card New Naval Architecture Firm Formed Kevin M. Kerwin has recently formed Kerwin Consulting Naval Architects, Inc. The firm will per- form naval architecture and marine engineering, project man- agement, and interior design/styling of yachts and com- mercial vessels. Both new design and refit design work will be undertaken, with U.S. Coast Guard and MSA compliance being a specialty. Circle 5 on Reader Service Card 56 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News