John McDonald [Photo: ABS]
ABS chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki, and the ABS board of administrators have introduced that John McDonald was elected president of ABS at a board assembly on July 18.
McDonald, who has served as govt vp and chief working officer of the corporate since July 2021, will tackle the title of president and stay COO of the corporate.
“John McDonald has seized the opportunity to demonstrate his leadership skills since becoming chief operating officer of ABS in 2021 and will now be given a further opportunity to showcase his strategic insight and leadership capabilities in the marine and offshore industries as he steps into the president’s position,” mentioned Wiernicki, who will stay chairman and CEO of ABS.
McDonald joined ABS in 1996 as a surveyor and has served in numerous roles in Korea, the ABS northern europe and Africa area and the central area for the previous Americas division. He beforehand held the place of vp of occupational well being and security for each ABS Bureau and its affiliate, ABS Group, and led the previous ABS divisions in Europe and within the Pacific. He additionally has held operational management roles together with senior vp of the Western Hemisphere survey operations and as senior vp of worldwide enterprise growth previous to turning into COO. McDonald has a bachelor’s diploma in marine engineering from Maine Maritime Academy and an MBA from Texas A&M University.
By advantage of his election as president, he may also be part of the ABS board of administrators.
