MarineNews-2017-02

PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

culture, mining and construction in-

dustries. Wallace has served in the role

of Regional Sales Manager for the In-

dustrial Engine Division of YANMAR

America for the past four years.

GOST Promotes Kane to CTO

GOST has announced the promo-

tion of Brian Kane to Chief Technol-

ogy Offi cer. Kane is responsible for

overseeing all technical aspects of the

company. Kane was also recently ap-

pointed to the Board of Directors of

the National Marine Electronics As-

sociation (NMEA).

Page International Promotes

Johnson to Director of Sales

Page International recently promoted

Jackie Johnson to director of sales.

She will be responsible for procuring

new sales leads and all new business

Previously, Johnson served as Page’s

director of exports, where she over-

saw and directed all U.S. export ship-

ments, both ocean and air freight as

well as export compliance.

Siren Marine Adds

Two to C-suite

Siren Marine announced that Carlton

Schumacher has been retained to fi ll

the director of sales position and Aar-

on Pape was selected to be business

operations manager. Schumacher is a

sales executive with a career that spans

over 19 years in outdoor industry

sales, business development and cate-

gory strategies. Most recently, Schum-

acher was the national sales manager

for Victorinox Swiss Army. Pape will

manage the day-to-day operations of

the company. Pape spent the bulk of

his career with Navionics. Previously,

he was an accounting supervisor for

Elcom Industries and has also worked

for ADP and Great-West Financial.

Webb Institute Awards

Thomas B. Crowley Sr.

Memorial Scholarship

Webb Institute announced that Han-

nah Wistort is the 2016-2017 recipi-

ent of Crowley Maritime Corporation’s

Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial

Scholarship. Wistort, chosen for her

academic excellence and leadership

skills, is a member of the Webb Lead-

ership Committee, which organizes

community service and outreach proj-

ects for students. Her interests include

workboat design, liquefi ed natural gas

(LNG) fueling, and the energy sector.

Since 1984, Jacksonville-based Crow-

ley has provided more than $3 mil-

lion dollars in scholarship funding for

more than 1,000 students.

NMRA Offers Scholarship

Maritime Trades Student

The National Marine Representatives

Association (NMRA) has announced

that it is offering a $3,000 scholarship

to an outstanding individual pursuing

education and a career in the maritime

trades. High school seniors, and col-

lege and vocational students are en-

couraged to apply. “Bringing energetic,

talented young people into the marine

trades is vital to the collective health

of our industry,” said Keith LaMarr,

NMRA president. The NMRA began

Simmons Miller Wallace Kane Johnson

Kane

Boughton Hatherley

The National Marine Elec-

tronics Association (NMEA) has

appointed of four to the Board

of Directors. During their three-

year terms they will be responsi-

ble for helping to create and drive

NMEA strategies, programs and

efforts in all areas. Mike Spyros

of Electronics Unlimited took

the reins as NMEA Chairman on

Jan. 1, 2017. He succeeds Johnny

Lindstrom of Westport Yachts,

whose term ended at the end of

2016. Also named and approved
      by the NMEA membership to the
      board during the annual meeting
      in Naples, FL were Brian Kane,
      Sean Hatherley, Jason Young
      and Kevin Boughton.

NMEA Adds

Four to BoD

Spyros

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