Vancouver, British Columbia-based naval architectural and
marine engineering firm Robert Allan Ltd. has named a new president and senior
vice president.
The company announced Feb. 17 that senior management member
Mike Fitzpatrick is its new president, replacing Ken Harford, who’s retiring
after eight years. Harford has said he intends to leave the company in June
2016, but will remain in the role of managing director during the transition process.
“I am honored to be offered this opportunity to help lead
Robert Allan Ltd. into the future,” Fitzpatrick, who joined the company in
2003, said. “If I retire at the age of 66, it will be the 100th anniversary of
this incredible company. One of you will be sitting in the president’s chair
when this occurs but my goal for the coming years will be to ensure the company
is even stronger on its 100th anniversary than it is now.”
In addition, the company has named Rollie Webb to the
newly-created position of senior vice president.
Webb has been with Robert Allan Ltd. since 2008, serving in
the role of senior project director. He previously served in senior management
positions in shipyards in both Canada and the United States. From 1993 to 2003,
Webb was president of Seattle-based Todd Pacific Shipyard Corp. Just prior to joining
Robert Allan Ltd., he was shipyards president with Washington Marine Group in
Vancouver, British Columbia.
