PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS
Cottrell Agnevall
Wärtsilä Names Agnevall CEO Wärtsilä has appointed Håkan Agnevall as its next president and CEO. Agnevall, who is currently president of Volvo’s bus division, will start in his role no later than April 2021, succeeding Jaakko Eskola, who will continue with the company as a senior advisor and executive until he retires in June.
Sperling
Tidewater Hires Sperling as COO Vancouver, Wash. based Tidewater Transportation and Terminals has hired Johan Sperling as its new Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
Heney Joins Hornblower as CMO
Heney
Kristina Heney has joined passenger vessel operator Hornblower Group in the newly created role of Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer.
Vinyard Wind Names Oytan Deputy CEO
Oytan 56 MN
Sy Oytan has been named deputy CEO of Vineyard Wind, a 50/50 joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, developers of the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in U.S. coastal waters. Oytan replaces Alan
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Hannah, who will return to the U.K.
Hempel Hires Cottrell Todd Cottrell will take over as the Hempel’s new Group Vice President for North America and a member of the company’s Operational Management Board.
HII Building Unmanned Systems Hub Huntington Ingalls Industries is building a new hub for unmanned systems prototyping, production and testing to meet growing demand from the U.S. Navy for autonomous and uncrewed systems. The purposebuilt Unmanned Systems Center of Excellence will include two buildings totaling over 150,000 square feet constructed on a 20-acre campus in Hampton, Va.
Licnikas Joins Laborde Products Laborde Products welcomed Peter Licnikas to its marine sales team. He is responsible for representing Mitsubishi Marine Engines along the East Coast as well as Laborde Power Products, which includes Mitsubishi and FPT Barge Power Units and Marine Generators.
Austal Grows US Footprint Shipbuilder Austal USA has completed the purchase of waterfront October 2020
