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40 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News NEWS PEOPLE & COMPANIES Rear Admiral Greene, Jr. at the USMMA Helm Rear Admiral Philip H. Greene, Jr. will become the new Superinten- dent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY. Admi- ral Greene holds a Merchant Marine Master’s license and is a 1978 Academy graduate. Rear Admiral Greene came to the U.S. Mer- chant Marine Academy from the U.S. Navy, where he was most recently Direc- tor of the Navy Irregular Warfare Office. There he developed and employed a global maritime preventive security strat- egy. Before that, Rear Admiral Greene served as Commander of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, where he helped establish the first multinational Maritime Center of Excellence in East Africa. Rear Admiral Greene’s Navy service also includes a post as Director of the Navy Europe/Africa Policy, New CEO for DK Group DK Group announced the appointment of Katia Kardash as its new CEO. Ms Kardash, joined the company at the be- ginning of 2010 in an operational capac- ity to support the development of the business plan for the retrofit version of its ACS (Air Cavity System) technology, and will now take over the reins as Chief Executive to lead the company through its next phase of growth. Crowley Announces New VPs Evans & Otero Crowley an- nounced the pro- motion of Eric Evans and Tony Otero each to the role of vice presi- dent, finance & planning, support- ing several differ- ent business groups. Evans will sup- port Crowley's technical services, petroleum serv- ices, Alaska petro- leum distribution and marine con- tract services busi- ness groups. Otero will support Crowley's liner and logistics business units. Caldwell New VP Bay Shipbuilding Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) welcomes Gene Caldwell as its new Vice President and General Manager of Bay Shipbuilding Company. “We are very pleased to add Gene Caldwell to our team” said Mr. Fred Moosally, President and CEO of Fincantieri Marine Group. G&C Appoints New VP of Engineering Gibbs & Cox appointed Warren Lund- blad as Vice President of Engineering. Prior to joining Gibbs & Cox, Mr. Lund- blad served 25 years in the U.S. Navy. Most recently, as Director of NAVSEA’s Supervisors of Shipbuilding, he led con- tract oversight efforts for all Navy ship- building. Lundblad earned his Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from North Dakota State University, a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, and an MBA from Virginia Tech. Lord Joins Resolve Marine Group Martha Lord has joined Resolve Marine Group as Manager of Mar- keting and Com- munications in the company’s Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Headquarters. New President, CEO STX Europe STX Europe AS appointed Su-Jou Kim as its new President and CEO. Su-Jou Kim will replace Sang-Ho Shin, and will start in his new position with im- mediate effect. Sang-Ho Shin joined STX Europe in September 2008, ini- tially as COO, and since May 2009 as President & CEO. Mr Shin has been appointed. Adams Takes OMSA Helm The Offshore Marine Service Associa- tion (OMSA) appointed James Adams as interim President and CEO. Adams’ appointment followed the resignation of Ken Wells, who has led OMSA since 2004. INTERTANKO Nominates Angelo Managing Director INTERTANKO’s Council will be invited at its October meeting in Singapore to appoint Joseph Angelo, Deputy MD, to succeed Peter Swift as Man- aging Director on his retirement on 31 December, 2010. In addition, Katharina (Kathi) Stanzel has been ap- pointed Deputy MD. Joe Angelo has worked for INTER- TANKO for six years, first as Director of Regulatory Affairs and the Ameri- cas. Prior to joining INTERTANKO he held various senior roles in the U.S. Coast Guard, lastly as Director of Standards for Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection. Rear Admiral Greene Otero Evans Lord