ABS Group has named John McDonald as its new chief operating officer after predecessor Tony Nassif announced he is retiring at the end of the year.
McDonald, who joined classification and technical advisory service provider ABS in 1996, will assume the head operations role on 26 July.
He previously held the position of Vice President of Occupational Health and Safety for both the Bureau and ABS Group and led the former ABS Divisions in Europe and in the Pacific.
He has also held operational leadership roles including Senior Vice President of the Western Hemisphere Survey Operations and most recently as Senior Vice President of Global Business Development and the Global Marine market sector.
ABS Group’s chief executive Christopher J. Wiernicki said: “Tony has been an exceptional COO and operational leader across ABS and our wholly-owned subsidiary, ABS Group of Companies, Inc., for 40 years.
“I would like to thank Tony personally for his contributions to ABS, especially as we navigated through a global pandemic.
“John will be a strong leader for our dedicated men and women on the frontlines and will help strengthen our global operations and client-centric approach as ABS continues to grow its world-leading classification services.”