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Business/Financial

Fincantieri Marinettee Marine Appoints Mark Vandroff As New CEO

Wednesday, June 16th, 2021

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Fincantieri Marinettee Marine Appoints Mark Vandroff As New CEO

Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wisc. (Photo: Fincantieri)

Fincantieri’s Marinette Marine announced on June 11 its board of directors chose former Navy Capt. Mark Vandroff to become the Wisconsin shipyard’s next CEO. Vandroff is set to take over effective July 7, succeeding Jan Allman, who has led the shipyard since 2014. Vandroff served over 30 years in the Navy, becoming commanding officer of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock, Md. and was the service’s DDG-51 class destroyer program manager from 2011 to 2016 (Defense Daily, April 29, 2016).…

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