Wittlin Named CEO of GLO Marine

GLO Marine appointed Thomas Wittlin as Chief Executive Officer, effective Q2 2026, signaling the start of a structured growth phase in which the company will evolve from a retrofit-led contractor into a production-enabled marine engineering and integration business.

Wittlin brings more than 25 years of experience at the intersection of shipyard operations, commercial leadership, and global maritime business development. He spent nearly eleven years as Sales Director at Grand Bahama Shipyard before building IMBC and Docking Partner into a global platform representing 87 shipyards and shipyard groups across international markets. His career combines deep shipyard commercial knowledge with the ability to develop and scale maritime businesses — a combination directly relevant to the stage GLO Marine is now entering.

"I have spent 25 years in this industry watching the gap between what clients need and what contractors can reliably deliver," said Wittlin. "GLO Marine is in a position to close that gap. It is what drives me — and it is exactly what we are going to build. The market does not need another contractor. It needs a contractor that can