28 Jun 2023

Resolve Marine, a pioneer in ship and vessel salvage, rescue, emergency response, and specialised marine services, announces two executive appointments: Randy Moreau joins the company as Chief Financial Officer and Patrick Porter, Chief Human Resources Officer.

Mr. Moreau oversees approximately 30 employees across financial planning and analysis, accounting, tax, purchasing, legal and project coordination. Mr. Porter leads a team of seven across talent development, recruiting, human resource business partners and employee benefits.

Several interim-CFO positions

An accomplished financial executive, Mr. Moreau has over 20 years of professional experience and brings to the role deep expertise in financial reporting, accounting operations, enterprise level risk management, compliance, process re-engineering, M&A and ERP integration.

Mr. Moreau is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant

He has lived and worked in the United States and Latin America, has worked across a range of industries, and has held several interim-CFO positions. He most recently served as Chief Accounting Officer at Kelley Kronenberg and prior to that was an adjunct professor at the University of Florida in Miami. Mr. Moreau holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy, a Master of Accountancy and Corporate Reporting and an MBA from the University of Miami Herbert Business School. Mr. Moreau is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant.

Strategies and business transformation

Patrick Porter joined Resolve Marine as Chief Human Resources Officer in March 2023. A collaborative leader, Mr. Porter brings a track record of steering global, enterprise-wide people strategies and business transformation. He has more than 20 years of professional experience in the U.S. and Germany and has worked at DHL Group, American Automobile Association, PNC Bank, Wendy’s International and Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Porter holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and an MBA from University of Kentucky.

Commenting on the appointments Joseph Farrell, III, Deputy-CEO and COO said, “Resolve Marine continues to attract top talent and Randy and Pat both bring  deep and wide-ranging experience to our global leadership team. As our business grows, optimising and streamlining efficiencies by investing in and deploying state-of-the-art systems and processes, and attracting, retaining, and developing our global workforce is a top priority.”