Aker Yards has appointed Sang-Ho Shin as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Shin comes from a position as vice president of STX Shipbuilding in , where he has been chief for the Jinhae shipyard. Sang-Ho Shin has held several senior management positions within the STX group since 1980, and has a university education within industrial strategy and mechanical engineering. Aker Yards, Mr. Shin will focus on production efficiency, procurement, logistics, knowledge transfer, technology & innovation.