NYMAR Elects New Officers and Directors Including Chairman William Honan of Holland & Knight
January 23, 2006
William J. "Bill" Honan- New York
New York – New York Maritime Inc.
(NYMAR) has elected new officers and three new directors. William J. Honan,
a partner in the New York office of law firm Holland & Knight, has been elected
chairman, succeeding founding chairman Robert J. Gruendel.
“This
is an exciting time to be at the helm of NYMAR as we grow and promote the
exceptional opportunities for the shipping industry in New York,”
Honan said. “The
city’s creativity, energy and perseverance are unmatched anywhere else. Our goal
is to continue to expand the organization and spread the good news about doing
business in New York.”
Other officers elected at a board meeting on January 12 were Keith W. Heard,
a partner in the law firm of Burke & Parsons, as vice-chairman; Lawrence
Rutkowski, partner and head of the Transportation Finance group in the law firm
of Seward & Kissel, as secretary; and Susan Dorgan of the firm of Donovan Parry
McDermott & Radzik, as treasurer. The officers will serve two-year terms.
Elected to the board of directors were David Martowski, former president of
the Society of Maritime Arbitrators in New York and former chairman of Thomas R.
Miller (Americas) Inc.; Fredric S. London, senior vice president, general
counsel and secretary of OMI Corporation; and Mr. Heard of Burke & Parsons.
Each director will serve a three-year term.
NYMAR promotes the advantages for shipping companies of doing business in New
York. To learn more about NYMAR and the New York Advantage, go to
www.nymar.org.
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