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Benjamin G. Bordelon, is the President, Chief Executive Officer of Bollinger Shipyards, LLC. Bordelon is the grandson of Donald Bollinger who founded Bollinger Shipyards in 1946 and the third generation to lead the company. Bordelon joined Bollinger in 2000 as a Project Manager and has held a series of managerial positions throughout various Bollinger locations. Prior to being named Chief Executive Officer, Bordelon was Executive Vice President of Repair from 2002 to September of 2013. In September of 2013, Bordelon served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer until December of 2014 when he assumed his current position. Bordelon is active in many professional and community organizations. He is Chairman of the Shipbuilders Council of America and an active board member of the Offshore Marine Service Association, Tiger Athletic Foundation, Young Presidents’ Organization, and the United States Coast Guard Foundation. He supports many charities, schools and churches in his community and beyond. Bordelon holds a B.S. in Business from Louisiana State University. While at LSU, he played football and was named Captain of the team in 1996. He garnered All-SEC recognition at LSU and was a member of the San Diego Chargers professional football team until his retirement in December 1999. Bordelon resides in Raceland, Louisiana with his wife, Gemi, and their three children.

Tom Kice is a CEO at Kice Industries Inc.

K. Ryan Harvey are a Chief Executive Officer at Caldwell Tanks Inc and Chief Executive Officer at Preload and are based in Louisville, Kentucky. They have worked as Area Manager at Crom Engineering and Construction Services (CECS); Graduate Research Assistant/Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and Vice President, Engineering at Crom. K. attended University of Tennessee/Knoxville between 1990 and 1995, University of Tennessee/Knoxville between 1996 and 1997, and Florida Engineering Leadership Institute between 2006 and 2007.