Frank Collins
Titan Acquisition Holdings, the mum or dad of Vigor Industrial, MHI Holdings and Continental Maritime of San Diego (CSMD), stories that Frank Collins is becoming a member of the corporate as senior vp, authorities and public affairs. He will exchange long-time Vigor senior vp of public affairs, Jill Mackie, who has introduced her retirement efficient the top of June. Additionally, Benton Strong was not too long ago named director of public affairs, chargeable for all communications, in addition to state and native authorities affairs for all Titan corporations.
“Jill has been an integral partner in much of our company’s success and a valued member of our leadership team for nearly a decade,” stated Jim Marcotuli, Titan CEO. “We are grateful Frank, with his decades of experience on Capitol Hill and in the ship repair industry, will bring his expertise to Titan. With Frank leading our federal government affairs and Benton leveraging his communications and political experience, our government affairs and communications team will be strong contributors to our future success.”
Collins joins Titan from the Shipbuilders Council of America, the place he served as senior protection advisor. He has over 37 years of private and non-private sector expertise within the ship restore trade. Collins was chief of workers for a member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and district director for a member who later chaired the House Armed Services Committee. He served as chief government officer of United States Marine Preservation, as a principal authorities relations consultant for BAE Systems Ship Repair, and was senior vp at United States Marine Repair.
“I am thrilled to be joining Titan,” Collins stated. “I have enormous respect for its leadership team, some of whom I have worked with previously and known for decades. The outstanding reputations of Vigor, MHI and CMSD, and my lifelong commitment to our industry, makes this opportunity a stellar fit.”
Titan director of pubic affairs Benton Strong joined Vigor in October 2020. He beforehand spent seven years as a l political advocacy communications skilled in Washington, D.C. in addition to serving as communications director for the mayor of Seattle. He can be a veteran of almost a dozen political campaigns, together with for a former Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chair and Appropriations Committee chair.
Mackie joined Vigor, a Titan firm, in 2015, after 17 years as head of presidency relations and strategic communications on the Seattle Times. During her tenure with Vigor/Titan, she led the corporate’s company communications and authorities relations via two acquisitions and vital firm development and alter. Mackie led Vigor’s authorities affairs help for the subsequent technology of the Washington State Ferries, in addition to federal appropriations and protection coverage efforts in ship restore, marine and heavy advanced fabrication. In Vigor’s native authorities affairs efforts, she has been a voice for guaranteeing native coverage help for industrial jobs supplied throughout by the Titan Acquisitions corporations. She has served on the boards of the Shipbuilders Council of America, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, the Portland Business Alliance and the Washington Maritime Federation, and on advisory committees for a variety of native elected officers.
