GE Marine appoints marketing director

Mr Barnes, who has gained commercial experience from previous sales and marketing roles across a number of GE businesses, will be responsible for global commercial market development activities for GE’s full line of LM marine aeroderivative gas turbines.

Based at GE Marine’s Evendale, Ohio, headquarters, Mr Barnes’ development activities will include industry analysis, strategic planning, customer education and channel development.

He was most recently head of the North American Solutions sales team for GE Oil & Gas and has worked his way through the company since joining in 1998 as a manufacturing engineer with GE Aircraft Engines. Mr Barnes later moved on to serve as strategic marketing and third party sales manager for GE Industrial Aeroderivatives as well as other managerial roles within the business including director of international programmes for commercial engines.