Simeon Palios, chairman and CEO of Greek shipowner Diana Shipping, has tested positive for the coronavirus.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/293208/diana-shippings-ceo-has-covid-19/
CEO
American Cruise Lines founder passes away, son named CEO
The board of directors of American Cruise Lines, Guilford, Conn., announced Monday that Charles B. Robertson will be appointed as the company’s new chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately. The appointment follows the recent death of Robertson’s father, Charles A. Robertson, who was the company’s founder, chairman, and chief executive.
“My father was a visionary and pioneer of the cruise industry, and it is an honor to lead the organization he created,” Robertson said in a prepared...
Fran Collins, CEO, Red Funnel
Happy New Year 2020!
We are kicking off the new decade with Fran Collins, Chief Executive Officer, Red Funnel. Fran has a dual license and has trained to become both a Master Mariner and a Chief Engineer, however, the life on the Bridge seems to interest her more.
What Fran is sharing with us is music to my ears. We speak about what impact connectivity has had on life onboard, how people now know what they are missing at home and how that can be a double sword. Fran brings up the culture change...
Jennifer Carpenter named AWO president and CEO
The American Waterways Operators, the national trade association for the tugboat, towboat and barge industry, has announced that Jennifer Carpenter, AWO’s executive vice president & COO, has been promoted to the position of president & CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2020.
In announcing the promotion, AWO president & CEO Tom Allegretti said: “I am absolutely delighted to announce Jennifer’s promotion to president & CEO. She is an extraordinary leader and fully ready to take us forward to confront the...
Golden Ocean CEO Steps Down
Golden Ocean Group Limited’s (GOGL) CEO Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal is stepping down from her role as chief executive.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/286790/golden-oceans-ceo-steps-down/
INTERESTING
Quote from Ragnar Johansson, CEO Wallenius SOL. What began as an idea in a port in Kotka has now, after ten years, resulted in a completely new Swedish shipping company. The ambition is to secure long-term infrastructure for the industry in the Gulf of Bothnia. Read the story (
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/this-is-why-our-new-shipping-company-will-be-a-success/
BBC Chartering Welcomes Its New CEO
Germany-based shipping company BBC Chartering has appointed Ulrich Ulrichs as a new CEO of the company.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/281936/bbc-chartering-welcomes-its-new-ceo/
ZEABORN Ship Management appoints new CEO
With effect from today, Rob Grool is taking over the leadership of ZEABORN Ship Management from Holger Strack, who has been acting as the company’s interim CEO since the beginning of the year.
“With the appointment of Rob Grool, we are very excited to have found an internationally renowned executive for our company’s top management. Rob has an excellent industry network, possesses extensive know-how in all areas of ship management and operations, as well as international expertise and many years...
https://container-news.com/zeaborn-ship-management-appoints-new-ceo/
Zeaborn Ship Management Aims to Grow Fleet to 250 Ships, Gets New CEO
Zeaborn to grow its managed fleet to 250 vessels with the support of its new CEO.
New CEO for Trasmediterranea
Francisco Oviedo Raposo (Madrid, 1971) has been named CEO of Trasmediterranea, the centennial shipping company that has recently been acquired by Grupo Armas. The new CEO has extensive experience in the sector and has been linked for more than twenty years to the maritime port sector. Oviedo has...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/new-ceo-for-trasmediterranea/