GE Marine Engines has appointed Richard K. Douglas as director, Marketing and Sales. Douglas will lead the worldwide marketing and sales effort for GE's full line of LM marine gas turbines and main reduction gears.
Prior to joining GE in 1996 after retiring from the U.S. Army, he served as GE Aircraft Engines' Asia Regional Black Belt for Six Sigma in Tokyo, Japan. Douglas also held the position of a senior regional director and business development leader, instrumental in launching the GE90-powered 777X aircraft in Japan.
Douglas holds an M.P.A. from Harvard, and a B.S. degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.