New ABS Management Team Positions Society As
A new generation of executives A sweeping series of management appointments at ABS, effective 1 July, will position a new generation of executives who will help define the role and scope of class in the future. These moves closely follow the appointment of Christopher J. Wiernicki as the new Chief Executive Officer.The appointments, in concert with the recent naming of Todd Grove as Chief Technology Officer, John McDonald as President and COO for ABS Europe Division and Demetri Stroubakis as Senior Vice President of Global Operations for the Nautical Systems Division will result in new senior management in all five divisions, as well as Technology and Engineering services."Without question, ABS is a different organization today than it was twenty years ago," noted Wiernicki. "While the role of class has always been evolving, the pace of change is accelerating and we need to ensure that ABS is defining the role of the class society of the future and not merely reacting to this new environment.Today's playing field is being framed by regulatory initiatives, new technologies and customers who want their preferred class society to be better integrated within their operational and safety programs. ABS has to be positioned to effectively and ...
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