Bureau Veritas New director

International classification society Bureau Veritas has appointed Nick Brown as communications director, marine and offshore division. He will take up the post from 2 November 2016, replacing Philippe Boisson, who retires after more than 25 years. Nick joins from Lloyd’s Register where he has spent the last nine years, most recently as head of brand and external affairs, marine and offshore. Nick has 25 years’ shipping industry experience, and has worked in both consulting and corporate roles, including a period with INTERCARGO and as a director with the MTI crisis management network.