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The board of the International Chamber of Shipping has appointed EMANUELE GRIMALDI, president and managing director of Grimaldi Euromed SpA, as its chairman. He succeeds ESBEN POULSSON, executive chairman of Enesel Pte. Ltd., who has served as ICS chair since 2016, and who steps down after serving three terms of office.

C-Job Naval Architects cofounder BASJAN FABER is stepping down as CEO to become chief financial officer, while the firm’s other cofounder, JOB VOLWATER, will move from his position as chief commercial officer and take on the CEO role. Hornblower Group reports that BRENDAN SMITH, formerly VP of engineering at NYC Ferry, has been named president of Seaward Services Inc. He will report to SCOTT THORNTON, chief operating officer of Hornblower Group’s Ferries and Transportation Division and succeeds JOHN KEEVER, who has retired after 50 years in the industry.

Middletown, R.I.-based KVH Industries Inc. has appointed BRENT BRUUN as president and CEO and a member of the board. Bruun has served as KVH’s interim president and CEO since March 2022. He first joined KVH in 2008 and has played a critical role in the growth of the company’s mobile connectivity business. Liverpool, U.K., headquartered consultancy Brookes Bell has appointed KARLEY SMITH as its first female master mariner consultant. Smith, who joins Brookes Bell after 16 years at sea, will be working with the firm’s master marine team to investigate and help solve maritime disputes and provide advice for legal cases.

STEVEN LAKIN has joined Danfoss North America as director of public and industry affairs. Lakin was most recently, deputy commissioner of labor and industry for the State of Maryland (2016-2022). Previously, he served in leadership roles for several contracting associations and worked for two members of Congress, two governors and one U.S. president.

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