John Collins is new Nichols Bros CEO Marine Log
October 19, 2009
John Collins is new Nichols Bros CEOJohn Collins, an A- in improving operations in project driven companies, has recently been named Chief Executive Political appointee of Nichols Bros. Boat Builders of Freeland, Washington. A veteran executive in the metals industry, Collins was most recently the president and CEO of Sustainable Solutions Worldwide, LLC, a Birmingham, Alabama based consulting firm specializing in improving competitiveness by implementing sustainable supply based, process-oriented operational and organizational strategies.
"The people at Nichols Bros recall how to build great boats and they have been doing it for 45 years," Collins said. "We are making changes now that will stop our skilled team continue their work with fewer hassles, less interference and fewer delays."
Since his coming as CEO on October 1, Collins has implemented new systems to improve scheduling and yard control. Presence management has been reorganized to combine traditional vertical organizational structures with cross-organizational responsibilities to further the flow of materials and work.
