Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) announces that its Board of Directors has appointed Brian King as President - Chief Engineer. Brian will have direct supervision of the business and affairs of the company. He will be responsible for advancing EBDG's major strategic objectives while leading the team on planning, business management, engineering, personnel development and sales.

Since joining the company in 1988, Brian has made numerous contributions to the organization including developing engineering standards, leading recruitment and training efforts, managing the engineering and technical resources and developing the quality assurance program. He has worked with EBDG's clients, serving as Principal, Project Manager, Chief Engineer and Project Engineer.

In this role, Brian will remain active with project development and client management.

"We have appointed Mr. King to President and look forward to his leadership and direction of the firm. EBDG is now being led by a professional engineer with many years of experience in the marine industry – this brings a fresh perspective as we move forward and set our course for success," states John Waterhouse, Chairman, Board of Directors.

Brian is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture/Marine Engineering, with active licenses in Washington, Alaska, Texas, Louisiana, New York and Virginia. Brian received his BS in Marine Engineering from the US Merchant Marine Academy and is a licensed Chief Engineer with the United States Coast Guard.

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