New management team joins Damen Shiprepair

He will be joined at this Damen Shipyards Group division by finance director Eric Snoeren.

Mr Heesters worked in the oil and gas industry in mechanical engineering and moved to Damen Shipyards in 2008 to work for Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam and Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen.

He was group commercial director for the Damen Shiprepair & Conversion division and will succeed Ton Remmelzwaan as managing director.

Mr Snoeren was chief financial officer and co-owner of payroll organisation Payper. He has taken over the position of finance director from John-Harold Every.