Car Carrier SEA CRUISER, managed by ASP Glasgow

All change at Glasgow as ASP looks to future growth
Ship management firm predicts new appointments will mean more business



ASP Ship Management Group have announced that following a review of the activities of the business carried out by Acting UK CEO, David Sterrett over the past five months, they have made the following key
Management changes within their UK office.

Effective 1 September 2007, the new Chief Executive Officer will be Susana Germino, the current European Commercial Manager for ASP, based in Hamburg. Susana will relocate to Glasgow immediately.

Susana trained and practiced as a naval architect in Portugal before moving to Lloyd’s Register, initially as a surveyor and then spent several years in business development for LR in China and more recently as the coordinator for LR new construction
activities in the EMEA region.

Susana’s successful business development background and intimate knowledge of who is who in shipping, coupled with
her strong personality are key attributes in this new role, said ASP.

The new management structure will also introduce a new position of Chief Operating Officer. This position has been filled internally with the promotion of Shipoak Saikat from his current role as Technical Director in Glasgow.

Shipoak will be responsible for all the operational aspects of the Glasgow office including the implementation of company strategy at the operational level.

Shipoak’s background at sea and in a variety of senior management roles ashore including service with the UK MCA has given him a unique perspective on the ship management industry.

David Borcoski, CEO of the ASP Group said, “The unique combination of the skills and experience of Susana and Shipoak will create a powerful force and we look forward to significant growth from our UK office”.

David added,  “The ASP philosophy of being very close to clients and providing top quality services at cost-effective rates has demonstrated its effectiveness time after time with repeat business a significant growth factor”.

Following his short assignment in Glasgow, David Sterrett will now return home to Melbourne.