Kongsberg Maritime has appointed Frank Maclean as a new general manager for the offshore division of its Aberdeen base.

Maclean has spent majority of his time with Kongsberg Maritime, where he held positions within sales, customer support and training. Since 2010, he has held the position of business manager: offshore and merchant, and deputy general manager.

Frank succeeds Dave Shand, who is retiring, but will continue to be involved in Kongsberg Maritime as manager of special projects.

Bjørn Jalving, chairman of Kongsberg Maritime Ltd comments: “Frank Maclean has a demonstrated track record of transferring deep market insights into successful business. As we are entering a period with challenging market conditions, Frank has the experience and vision it takes to bring us forward.

“With the support of the determined and reliable personnel, and our strong management team, we are confident Frank’s appointment will allow our company to continue to strengthen its offering of attractive solutions and services to our customers.”

Commenting on his appointment, Maclean said: “I am pleased to have been promoted to this position, as having worked within a number of roles at Kongsberg Maritime, I have a sound understanding of our business. I’m passionate about the company and our offering - for which we have established an excellent reputation - and I look forward to providing and implementing coherent vision and strategy for the division in the years to come.”