Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions appoints Philip Bannerman as Vice President, Americas Region

News Release Wilhelmsen Maritime Services AS March 12, 2012

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Oslo, March 12, 2012. Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions has
strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Philip Bannerman
as Vice President, Americas Region.
 
Bannerman has been with the Wilh. Wilhelmsen Group since
1997 in a number of sales and marketing roles, most recently as Regional Sales
Director of Wilhelmsen Ships Service in the Americas.
 
Petter Traaholt, President, Wilhelmsen Technical
Solutions, said:
 
“We are delighted to welcome Philip to
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions. He brings us vast experience and a great network
of contacts within the industry, together with the knowledge of the WW Group in
the Americas. His main focus will be building on the good position of Wilhelmsen
Technical Solutions in the cruise and offshore segments. Combining Philip’s
track record with our strong solutions portfolio puts us in an excellent
position to further strengthen our foothold in these
markets.”
 
Bannerman says the American team’s efforts will be
divided between providing solutions and service in North America and addressing
the booming newbuilding market in South America.
 
“We have recently enjoyed some major
successes with orders of safety systems for newbuildings in Brazil and I look
forward to continuing the development of our activities in South America. We
also aim to replicate the success of our European colleagues with the HVAC-R
concept in the local offshore markets. The Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions
organization in the Americas has a strong track record of engineering excellence
and despite a tough global economic outlook, we have great opportunity to grow
our business.”
 
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions has been especially
successful in the cruise sector in  delivering its Energy
Management Technologies (EMT) concept and Bannerman says the company has the
potential to increase its penetration in this sector.
 
“Improvements in fuel efficiency and
emissions reduction are the goal of all cruise operators as they face an
increasingly tight regulatory regime. Having established a track record of
successful installations we can build upon this and capture a larger market
share. Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions and Wilhelmsen Ships Service are both
major players in the cruise market and I would expect that we can leverage this
combined strength,” he adds.
 
Bannerman has an engineering degree from Glasgow University
and hands-on experience in technical engineering, international sales and
business development. He began
his WW Group career as an account manager with Unitor Ships Service in Glasgow,
dividing the subsequent decade between Glasgow, London, Miami and Houston.

 
Following the acquisition of Unitor by Wilh. Wilhelmsen,
he was appointed Regional Sales Manager with responsibility for the Americas
account sales force and customer service centre. His new role will see him based
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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