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BROWN & ROOT Charlie Hess has joined Brown & Root Industrial Services as president of Infrastructure and Coastal Restoration. In his new role, Hess will work to establish Brown & Root’s presence in the infrastructure and coastal restoration marketplace. He’ll also work to implement projects to restore Louisiana’s coast and wetlands. According to Brown & Root, Hess has had a distinguished career in both the public and private sectors. He has held leadership positions in the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. His experience has focused on mega-program management and large scale contingency operations in the United States and abroad, specifically targeting the water resources and coastal protection and restoration missions of the nation. In 2008, Hess led the Shaw Corp. team in the development and execution of the $1.1 billion Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Hurricane Protection Project in New Orleans. It’s the largest design-build project undertaken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. DANOS Danos announced the hiring of Tom Broom as executive account manager. In this role, Broom will be responsible for overseeing and maintaining Danos’ long-term relationship with Shell. “Tom is a perfect fit for Danos,” said Executive Vice President Paul Danos. “His experience in the industry and long career with Shell make him the ideal person to oversee this relationship that has endured for 45 years.” In 2015, Broom retired from Shell after a 35-year-career, most recently serving 1012industryreport.com
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as director of coastal issues for Shell Exploration & Production Co. In that role he served as the inaugural director of a 25-person international team focused on collaborating with internal and external stakeholders on coastal management issues. Prior to that position he oversaw workforce development and construction risk mitigation and managed operations training for the United States, Canada and Brazil. He also supervised the daily operations of Shell’s Robert Training and Conference Center, the company’s primary operations training facility. GREATER LAFOURCHE PORT COMMISSION April Danos, director of information technology for the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, has been appointed by Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee for a three-year term. Comprised of members representing all segments of the maritime industry, the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee provides advice to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security via the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard on matters such as national security strategy and policy, actions required to meet current and future security threats, international cooperation on security issues, and security concerns of the maritime transportation industry. Danos is a nationally recognized expert in information technology systems and port security projects. PIN OAK HOLDINGS Pin Oak Holdings LLC has ap-
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pointed Carlos Munguia vice president of operations. Munguia joins Pin Oak after a 30-plus-year career in the terminal business. He recently held the post of vice president of operations for the Northern Area (Midwest and Northeast Regions) at Kinder Morgan Inc. Munguia brings an extensive background designing, constructing and operating marine and pipeline-connected liquid terminals and successfully managed construction and operations of numerous terminals across the U.S. Pin Oak is constructing a liquid and chemicals storage terminal, Pin Oak Terminals, on 431 acres along the Mississippi River in Mt. Airy, Louisiana. WILLBROS GROUP Houston-based Willbros Group Inc. announced in June that Chief Accounting Officer Geoffrey C. Stanford had tendered his resignation effective July 8, 2016. Stanford, who had served as vice president and chief accounting officer since joining Willbros in 2013, has accepted other employment and will return to Baton Rouge. Willbros is a specialty energy infrastructure contractor serving the oil and gas and power industries with offerings that primarily include construction, maintenance and facilities development services. PORT OF NEW ORLEANS The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration appointed Port of New Orleans President and CEO Gary LaGrange to its Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee. The committee includes
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executives of shipping lines, port authorities, and shippers, as well as heads of government agencies involved in marine transportation. Green Marine, an environmental certification program for the North American marine industry, elected Port of New Orleans Chief Operating Officer Brandy Christian to its board of directors during its annual conference in May. The port earned its first environmental certification with Green Marine in May of 2015 and was the eighth U.S. port to achieve the milestone at the time. KBR KBR Inc. announced that Lynn Nazareth will assume the role of vice president of investor relations. Nazareth has been with KBR for five years and most recently served as vice president of finance and chief financial officer for KBR’s Technology & Consulting business. Her financial experience spans over 20 years in both client-service and corporate environments, with significant experience working with executive management from startup companies through the Fortune 500. She has worked as a strategic management consultant to the major oil companies in the E&P industry, as a corporate restructuring and M&A adviser to large corporations, and as a corporate financial strategy professional in large engineering and construction companies. You can submit items for Executive Moves by emailing a press release and a high-resolution headshot to editor@1012industryreport.com. Executive Moves is limited to senior management and board positions only.
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