By Rhys Berry
ABS has appointed Patrick Ryan as Chief Technology Officer to support the class society’s
continued development as a maritime technology leader.
Ryan had previously served as ABS Senior Vice President, Global Engineering and Technology
since 2019. Trained as a naval architect, he also held ship design, program management, and
engineering leadership roles at Newport News Shipbuilding, before moving to ABS
As CTO, he will continue to lead and be responsible for ABS’ global engineering, technology
research and development, digital class, engineering software organizations, Global Simulation
Centre and the Global Ship Systems Centre.
ABS Chairman, President and CEO, Christopher J. Wiernicki commented on the appointment:
‘Patrick’s leadership will ensure our world leading engineering and technology teams continue
to build on their reputation for excellence and cutting-edge technology development and
support.
“His appointment underscores how ABS is committed to continuing to lead the industry in the
safe application of the technologies we will need to deliver net zero by 2050.’
Last year, Patrick Ryan took part in a podcast by Bunkerspot’s sister publication, ship.energy. In
the discussion he gave his perspective on the role of Class in shipping’s decarbonisation. With a
strong background in digital innovation, he also considered how digital advances – such as
simulation technology – will play a role in addressing maritime’s energy challenge.
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