January 26, 2011
The Glosten Associates
The Glosten Associates board of directors elected
John L.R. Edgar III president of the Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering consulting firm. Former president
William L. Hurley, Jr. served in that position since 2001 and now will be chairman of the board and execute strategic business initiatives.
David Larsen will be director of engineering, responsible for best practices engineering processes. Edgar is Glosten's fourth president since its founding in 1958. He joined the firm in 1988. As director of engineering and most recently as vice president, he focused on reinforcing engineering structure and processes. Hurley joined Glosten in 1977 and has specialized in vessel design and construction while building ties in the marine industry. While he was president, Glosten doubled in size, increased its services and expanded into national and international markets. Larsen has 27 years of vessel design experience. He specializes in marine mechanical and electrical systems.