Industry expert to head up assurance division
A Scottish marine consultant and surveyor has appointed an industry expert to achieve growth for its new assurance division.
Russell Hodge has been appointed to lead the Pirie & Smith division DP Engineering and Assurance Division, just one of four new additional team members expected to be brought on board by the end of the year.
“We are delighted to have secured the services of one of the industry’s leading practitioners in DP and look forward to developing this new service line alongside our traditional marine survey and consultancy services,” said Charles Clark, MD of Pirie & Smith.
“Russell will head a team of DP experts which will enable us to provide a fully independent service to clients.”
Mr Hodge, who has more than 30 years’ experience on a global level, joins the company as Dynamic Positioning Technical Authority. He is a leading expert in the fields of DP, failure mode & effect analysis, DP trials & audits, accident investigation and the design of shipboard power and control systems.
The new division represents a growth area for Pirie & Smith, one of Scotland’s oldest firms of marine surveyors.
The company has already recruited Zane Berry and Sean Fuller who both have significant experience in DP assurance and FMEA development and plan to appoint two more DP engineers by the end of the year.
Based in Aberdeen, Pirie & Smith has been in operation since 1904. It services local and international clients in the offshore, marine, fishing, renewables and insurance industries.
By Anne-Marie Causer
