The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation has appointed Joel R. Johnson, an accomplished conservation leader and storyteller dedicated to protecting global biodiversity, as its next president and CEO.
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Webb Institute president to retire. Search for new president begins.
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The Washington Maritime Blue Board of Directors has appointed Joshua Berger as the nonprofit organization’s first president and chief executive officer. Berger founded the organization in 2018 as Washington State Governor Jay Inslee’s Maritime Innovation Advisory Committee was completing the State’s Strategy for the Blue Economy–promoting a growing maritime economy, addressing climate impacts of the ocean and marine environment, and supporting
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Current Senior Executive Vice President Hiroaki Sakashita has been appointed as president and CEO as well as a representative director of the classification society ClassNK, effective as of March. Speaking on the occasion, Sakashita said: “The maritime industry is changing its shape to adapt to environmental responsibilities and the digital era. For the swift mitigation of the industry to
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Turner Designs has named Stacey Duff as president. She joins Turner Designs from Papco Industries, where she started as a driver 23 years ago, worked her way up to president, and recently sold the company. The former Turner Designs president, Jim Crawford, has known Duff for five years and was impressed with how she handled several difficult business challenges while maintaining a positive culture at Papco.
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The Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation (HBOIF) board of directors announced the retirement of HBOIF President and CEOKatha Kissman. “Katha has been an outstanding chief executive of HBOIF, both increasingthe foundation’s endowment and also instituting the strong financial andmanagement controls that a world-class foundation demands,” said HBOIFChair Michael O’Reilly. “We have valued Katha’s leadership, energy andenthusiasm, and we commend her for
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