Corporate Office

NG Moves Corporate Office to D.C. Region

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced a decision to move its corporate office from Los Angeles to the Washington D.C. region by 2011. The company is engaged in a search to identify a specific location within the Washington, D.C. region, including the District, Maryland and Virginia. It plans to complete the search by spring 2010 and open the new corporate office by summer 2011. "As a global security company with a large customer base in the Washington, D.C. region, this move will enable us to better serve our nation and customers," said Wes Bush, chief executive officer and president. The new corporate office will include approximately 300 people. Although the company is moving some corporate staff from Los Angeles, the state of California remains a significant location for Northrop Grumman research, development and manufacturing. Approximately 30,000 employees, a quarter of Northrop Grumman's worldwide employment, work in California. Its Aerospace Systems sector is headquartered in Redondo Beach, and each of the company's other four sectors have major facilities in the state. (www.northropgrumman.com)  

Parker Drilling Moves Corporate Office

Parker Drilling Company, a global provider of drilling services and equipment, recently announced that it intends to relocate its headquarters to Houston. The move will affect 116 employees in the company's Tulsa, Okla., home office. Some of the Tulsa employees will be asked to relocate to Houston, where the company currently maintains a regional office for its Gulf of Mexico (GOM) drilling operations. Employees who are not requested to relocate to Houston or who decide to not move will be

Alan C. McClure Associates Relocates Corporate Office

Alan C. McClure Associates (ACMA), a naval architecture and engineering firms, recently completed relocating its corporate office to 2929 Briarpark, Suite 220, Houston, Texas 77042. The company’s new headquarters occupies 6000+ square feet and includes an expanded drafting area as well as a room dedicated to housing the company’s extensive computer systems that provide specialized analysis in-house and that can be accessed from remote locations. 

Hutchison Set to Retire After 42 Years

John C. G. Hutchison closes a 42 year career at this year’s Workboat Show in New Orleans. Born in Philly on April Fool’s Day 1941, John Hutchison played collegiate golf at Duke University and Moravian College, and coached the golf team at Lehigh University before being drafted in 1966.  A Viet Nam vet, 2nd LT, Infantry Branch, John returned home in 1970 and worked at the Bethlehem Steel Corporate Office in Bethlehem, PA, and other Bethlehem offices in Burns Harbor IN

Topaz Appoints Bayliss as COO

Topaz Energy and Marine announced the appointment of Bill Bayliss as the Chief Operating Officer of Topaz Engineering, the company’s engineering division. Bayliss has been appointed COO of Topaz Engineering, effective immediately. He replaces the outgoing COO Jim Masterton who remains with the company in an advisory capacity. A 20 year veteran of the oil & gas industry, Bayliss has had a successful career with industry names such as KBR and Petrofac

MTN Expands with New Services

Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), announced the inclusion of three new vessels in its current contract with Global Industries for VSAT services. Currently providing VSAT services on two of Global’s vessels, MTN will now install its communications suite on three additional barges. The new vessels, the Cheyenne, the Iroquois, and the Tonkawa, will now benefit from MTN’s communications advantages along with their sister barges the Navajo and Comanche

Kirby 1Q Net Flies High

Kirby Corporation – which operates 774 inland tank barges, with 14.0 million barrels of capacity, and 229 towing vessels -- reported net earnings for the 2000 first quarter of $6,067,000, or $.25 per share. Net earnings for the 1999 first quarter were $4,001,000, or $.20 per share. The 2000 first quarter results include the acquisition in October 1999 of Hollywood Marine, Inc., accounted for under the purchase method of accounting.

Drake Named as FTZ Director at Schenker

Schenker announced the recent appointment of Alan Drake as Director of the Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ Services) Corporate Import / Customs Brokerage Department for the USA where he will be domiciled in the Schenker Chicago office reporting directly to Paul Killea, Vice President Imports. He is Licensed Customs Broker with over 16 years of vast experience in the industry. He most recently held the position as Foreign Trade Zone Consultant with Ernst & Young

Ship Service Provider GAC Announces Senior Appointments

The GAC Group announces key management appointments for its head office and local operations in Oman and the United Kingdom. Group Vice President for Human Resources Jan Farnelid will retire on 31 August and take on a consulting role with the Group until the end of the year. Since 2004, Jan has successfully implemented HR policies and initiatives that underline the importance of GAC’s focus on human capital as a key enabler of its expansion strategy.

Foss Reorganizes Corporate Structure

Foss, a Seattle-based marine services company with offices in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles/Long Beach announced that the company has reorganized its corporate structure effective January 1, 2007 in order to better serve its customers. The reorganization marks a shift from a regionally organized company to a line of business structure. With this new structure, the company is pushing for increased accountability and greater depth of experience in their customers’