b'MEMBER NEWSLacey Greene JoinsNichols Brothers Boat BuildersN icholsBrothersBoatBuild- equipment to enhance efficiency. these advancements, ensuring thaters (NBBB) recently an- Greenes innovative approach and bothshipyardsremainattheforefrontnounced the appointment leadershipwillbecrucialinleveraging oftheindustry.of Lacey Greene as vice president,new construction sales, joining theteammid-July.ThiscomesduringamilestoneforthecompanyasNBBBcelebrates 60 years of shipbuildingthis year. Greenes deep-rooted con-nectiontoNBBBandsistercompanyEverett Ship Repair (ESR), alongwith her extensive industry experi-encemakeheranidealcandidatetoleadNBBBandESR.Greene grew up around the NBBBshipyardwhereherfatherworkedformanyyears.Shewatchedasthecom-panybuiltadiverseportfolioinclud-ingfishingvessels,catamaranferries,dinnerboats,andmore.She started her career 20 years agoontheNBBBlaborcrewduringthebuild of the Seafighter, also knownastheX-Craft,andthepaddle-wheelcruiseboatEmpress of the North,nowtheAmerican Empress.LaceyworkedherwayupunderthementorshipofMatt Nichols. During her 15-pluscombinedyearsatNBBB,Laceywasinstrumentalintheproposaldevelop-ment for numerous repair and new-build projects including BowheadTransport landing craft, LindbladExpeditions cruise boats, multiplepassenger-onlyhigh-speedferries,sev-eraltugsofvarioustypes,andmore.Inrecentyears,NBBBandESRhavebeen expanding, incorporating newtechnology, tooling, and modern43 JULY 2024'