Palatka, Fla., primarily based St. Johns Ship Building has appointed Ken Gentle to the place of vp of restore.
In that position, Gentle will probably be main the shipyard’s manufacturing and challenge administration groups tasked with repairing numerous varieties of each metal and aluminum vessels.
“Kenneth comes to us with over four decades of industry experience and will head our diversified customer base of repair projects to include our own dry dock which will be mechanically upgraded and refitted to improve haul out capability,” stated Jeff Bukoski, president of St. Johns Ship Building. “This assignment will allow us to utilize his industry knowledge and expertise to ensure success of our restructured repair program.”