Activity in both the marine and offshore markets is expanding across North America, and that growth is bringing some exciting changes. To meet the growing needs of ABS’ North American clients, we are realigning and expanding the resources and capabilities allocated to this region.
The additional personnel assigned to this region will improve our ability to provide best-in-class service and give us more professionals with feet on the ground to strengthen our client relationships.
North America will now be divided into three areas. Each one of these new areas is led by a Regional Vice President (RVP), who reports to the James Watson, Americas Division President and COO and is responsible for operations within his area. The RVP will oversee a smaller territory, a move that allows the RVP to devote more time to client relations. Each RVP will be supported by a team of District Managers and District Principal Surveyors.
Stephen Gumpel has assumed the role of RVP in the Eastern Region, which covers the East Coast of the US, northeast Canada and the eastern Caribbean. David Wamsley continues to serve as District Manager, Eastern Region. Both Gumpel and Wamsley are based in the ABS office in New York.
John McDonald now serves as RVP for the Central Region, which includes the Gulf Coast, the Great Lakes and Mexico.
Michael Michaud has joined the North American team as RVP of the Western Region based in Los Angeles. The Western Region is made up of the West Coast of the US and Canada, as well as Hawaii and Alaska.
ABS also established a new Strategic Account Management team, which will assist with larger North America-based clients that have international operations. The objective is for this team to work with surveyors, engineers and other class-related service teams to leverage the full capabilities of the organization. Joseph Woods, who now serves as Vice President, Strategic Account Management, is leading the Strategic Account Management team.
These management changes will allow us to better support our members and clients as a trusted resource and solutions provider. I am excited at the opportunities that are opened up by this reorganization and am looking forward to seeing ABS expand its leadership position in North America.
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