WITT O’BRIEN’S EXPANDS SENIOR LEADERSHIP TO ACCELERATE GROWTH
October 08 2019 - 6:36PM
Witt O’Brien’s, LLC (Witt O’Brien’s), a subsidiary
of SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH) (SEACOR), announced today
that John Paczkowski and Ricki Henschel have joined the firm in
senior leadership positions to accelerate growth in disaster
management.
Paczkowski joins the firm as Senior Managing
Director. He brings deep leadership experience in emergency
management, homeland security, infrastructure protection, public
safety and civil authorities’ defense support. Most recently,
Paczkowski served as Senior Vice President at ICF International,
Inc., a consulting and technology services company. Prior to that
role, he directed crisis management, preparedness, disaster
recovery and risk management consulting services for local, state,
and federal agencies, including serving as the Assistant Director
for Operations at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
(PANYNJ). While at PANYNJ, Paczkowski led the agency’s emergency
operations center after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and was later
appointed Director of Emergency Management and Security.
Ricki Henschel joins the firm as Vice President
of Business Development. In this role, she will lead business
development operations, including proposal management and capture
strategy for major pursuits and core business opportunities.
Henschel previously served as Senior Vice President of Business
Development and Innovations Learning Practice Lead and Senior Vice
President of Business Development Operations at ICF International,
Inc., where she led capture strategy for the firm’s largest public
and private sector opportunities.
“We are thrilled to have John and Ricki join our
growing team,” declared Tim Whipple, CEO of Witt O’Brien’s. “They
are exactly the right people to work alongside our nationally
recognized experts to accelerate our firm’s growth. Their deep
market knowledge and extensive skill sets will help keep Witt
O’Brien’s at the leading edge of our industry.”
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About Witt O’Brien’s Witt O’Brien’s is the world
leader in crisis and emergency management. We help protect our
clients by preparing for all types of business disruption. If
disaster strikes, we deploy in a matter of hours to help you manage
and recover from emergencies as quickly as possible. To learn more
about our experience and innovative solutions, please visit
us at wittobriens.com.
About SEACOR SEACOR Holdings Inc. is a
diversified holding company with interests in domestic and
international transportation and logistics, crisis and emergency
management, and clean fuel and power solutions. SEACOR is publicly
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CKH.
Media Contact
Heather Stickler
Witt O’Brien’s
hstickler@wittobriens.com
1-202-585-0780
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