Naming and organisational changes are underway in the Ulstein Group companies in the Netherlands.
Since August, the ship design company Ulstein Sea of Solutions has been renamed Ulstein Design & Solutions BV, while the equipment company Ulstein Idea Equipment Solutions has been renamed Ulstein Equipment BV. Edwin van Leeuwen and Gilbert Rezette enter positions as managing directors of the respective companies.
Furthermore, the holding company for the Ulstein Group activities in the Netherlands is renamed into Ulstein Netherlands in which Sigurd Viseth takes position as managing director. He will also become Chairman of the Board in the Dutch companies on behalf of Ulstein.
Norway and the Netherlands
To streamline innovation and technical developments between the Norwegian and Dutch Ulstein companies, Arjan Boezeman will, as head of innovation and development, coordinate the activities in the Netherlands working closely with Frode Sollid from Ulstein Design & Solutions AS in Norway.
Former managing director of the companies, Bob Rietveldt, has stepped down, but remains board member of Ulstein Equipment and becomes business consultant to Ulstein.
Further to the name change, Ulstein Equipment BV has moved to a new premises at Transistorstraat 44-2, Almere, the Netherlands.
Picture: The management team in Ulstein Design & Solutions BV, from left: Nick Wessels (Marketing & Sales Manager), Edwin van Leeuwen (Managing Director), Bram Lambregts (Deputy Managing Director), and Alwin Hendriks (Finance Manager).