Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Bollinger leadership changes

LOCKPORT, La. - Bollinger Shipyards LLC made a number of leadership announcements Nov. 29 following its recent acquisition of Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding (BMS) and Bollinger Mississippi Repair (BMR). The leadership changes were at BMS and BMR, as well as Bollinger Lockport New Construction and Bollinger Marine Fabricators in order to best align functions across all 14 Bollinger facilities. “As we grow and expand, it’s important that the leadership team grow and reflect the organization" into the future, said Ben Bordelon, President and CEO of Bollinger Shipyards. Chris Remont has been named Executive VP/GM of BMS. Bob Merchant has been named VP of Operational Strategy & Integration. He previously was President/CEO of VT Halter Marine. Merchant spent most of his career at Ingalls Shipbuilding, leading programs critical to business, Navy and Coast Guard. Tim Martinez will remain Executive VP of Repair for Bollinger but will also oversee BMR. Geoffrey Green has been named Executive VP of Government/External Affairs, where he will oversee all state and federal government and community, communications and marketing. He previously served as VP for Government Affairs for Bollinger. Mark Matta has been named Director of Program Management for Bollinger Lockport New Construction and Bollinger Marine Fabricators. He will be responsible for program execution of the Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter and the Navy Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vessel programs. Jeffrey Gehrmann has been named the GM of Bollinger Mississippi Repair. Earlier this month, Bollinger announced the acquisition of BMS and BMR, formerly VT Halter Marine and STEHMO. All ongoing programs at VT Halter Marine and STEHMO were conveyed with the transaction, including the CG's Polar Security Cutter and the Navy's Auxiliary Personnel Lighter-Small (APL(S)) program. Those programs will continue to be built at Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding. (Bollinger 11/29/22)

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