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Frank Coles

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Frank Coles
Frank Coles in 2020
Occupationentrepreneur

Frank Coles is a British-American entrepreneur and a maritime lawyer.

Education

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Coles graduated with a master's degree in maritime law from the University of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom.[1]

Career

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Frank Coles was the chief executive officer of Wallem Group,[2][3] a maritime services company.[4][5][6] Before that he was chief executive of a maritime software company, Transas,[7][8][9] now a subsidiary of Wärtsilä.[10][11] He was a director of Transas Marine.[1]

He worked at sea for 12 years, and as a lawyer for 5 years; he then became operations director for Pacific Basin Bulk Shipping in Hong Kong.[1][11]

He was formerly president of Inmarsat Maritime and chief executive officer of Globe Wireless.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Transas Names New CEO". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Wallem: A first interview with Frank Coles -". Splash 247. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Frank Coles takes top job at Wallem". TradeWinds | Latest shipping and maritime news. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Frank Coles Appointed CEO of Wallem Group".
  5. ^ "Wallem boss Coles lashes maritime technology vendors -". Splash 247. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Ship services sectors find opportunity and challenges i". TradeWinds | Latest shipping and maritime news. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Frank Coles: a force for change". www.marinemec.com. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Frank Coles savages shipping institutions holding back tech change -". Splash 247. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Frank Coles Delivers Keynote at the Transas Global Conference". Maritime Logistics Professional. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Transas purchase will make smart shipping a reality". www.marinemec.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Wärtsilä Acquires Transas". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Inmarsat Acquires Maritime Service Provider Globe Wireless - SpaceNews.com". SpaceNews.com. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2018.