About Us Our Markets Our Businesses Contact Careers Leadership Overview History Leadership Drew Marine Companies Corporate Social Responsibility News & Events Resources Meet the Leaders of Drew Marine Drew Marine has a long history of successful leadership, dating back nearly a century. In a constantly-changing economic and industrial environment, corporate leadership has steered the company toward a bright future of sustainable profitability and worldwide growth. Frank J. Monteiro Frank was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as a Board member of Drew Marine, in conjunction with Court Square Capital’s acquisition of the company in June 2019. From 1998-2013, Frank held various positions within MacDermid Incorporated, a global specialty chemicals company, including Treasurer, Vice President of Finance, and eventually Chief Financial Officer. MacDermid was a Court Square portfolio company from 2007-2013 which was sold to an investor group and went public on the New York Stock Exchange under the name Platform Specialty Products in October 2013. At that point, Frank was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Platform Specialty Products and served in that position until 2015. Frank spent his last two years at Platform as the Chief Operating Officer of MacDermid Performance Solutions, a $2.0 Billion portion of the Platform portfolio. In 2017, Frank retired from MacDermid Performance Solutions and started Brass Axe Capital, an investment fund and consulting firm that holds various investment positions in the industrial, consumer, and retail market space. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from Bentley University. Chad Albano Chad joined Drew Marine in December 2019 as Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer from Element Solutions, Inc, a global NYSE-listed specialty chemicals company. At Element, he served as the Corporate Controller and most recently as the Global Controller of its Performance Solutions segment. Previously, he served as the Chief Accounting Officer of Transact Technologies, Inc. and Director of Finance at Amphenol Corporation, both publicly listed companies. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC where he spent over 10 years in its Assurance practice advancing to Senior Manager. He holds a B.S. Summa Cum Laude from the University of Hartford. Pradeep Kumar Govindan Pradeep was appointed Senior Vice President, Technical Services and Business Strategy for Marine, Oil & Gas in July 2021 after having served as Regional Vice President (AMEA) and Segment Vice President, Marine Products and Services. Pradeep joined Drew Marine in 2001 as an Account Executive at Hong Kong and was promoted to the position of Sales Manager. He moved to the US headquarters after he was appointed as Technical Director at Drew Marine. His experience onboard ships as Chief Engineer supported his performance in these roles. After a brief stint as Technical Superintendent and General Manager at Tebma Shipyard in India, he returned to Drew Marine as Strategic Accounts Manager in Greece, where he led sales growth for the region while simultaneously launching Drew’s ‘Tech Global’ service structure in India. Pradeep holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Madras and a Class-I Marine Engineering Certification from United Kingdom. He has been located in Singapore since 2016. David Jacoboski Dave was recently named Regional Vice President of the North American and South American region of Drew Marine’s Marine, Oil & Gas business. Dave joined Drew Marine in September 2019 as Vice President of Tax & Treasury. In his prior roles, his responsibilities included capital markets, financial planning, foreign exchange risk management and merger integration. Prior to joining Drew Marine, David held treasury and corporate finance positions at Platform Specialty Products Corporation, Cenveo Inc., Lydall Inc. and Chemtura Corporation. He completed his undergraduate studies at Bryant University and has an MBA from the University of Connecticut. Jason Masi Jason was recently named Regional Senior Vice President of the APAC region of Drew Marine’s Marine, Oil & Gas business. Jason joined Drew Marine in December 2019 as Senior Vice President of Operations after spending the last several years with Element Solutions, Inc, a global NYSE-listed specialty chemicals company. At Element, formerly named Platform Specialty Products Corporation, he served since 2017 as the Vice President Finance APAC working to set-up a Finance organization based upon shared services in accounting, FP&A and production accounting. Previously, he served in roles of increasing responsibility for over 16 years in the USA, Australia and Singapore in Finance and Supply Chain with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a Pharmaceutical and Consumer Healthcare company. He holds a B.A. in History with high distinction from Trinity College and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame. Tom Perlich Tom joined Drew Marine in March 2021 and was recently named Regional Senior Vice President of Drew Marine’s European, Middle Eastern and African regional of its Marine, Oil & Gas business. Prior to joining Drew, Tom was the Founder and Managing Director of Ecochlor, which would grow to become a global leader in ballast water treatments. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Tom, who is based in Cyprus, enjoys spending time with his family and is an avid golfer. Colleen McKirryher Colleen joined Drew Marine in December of 2020 as Vice President of Legal and IP Protection. She has spent over 20 years in the specialty chemicals industry, in both the chemical and legal arenas. Colleen earned a BS in Chemistry from Bucknell University and later an MS in Chemistry from Southern Connecticut State University. She further earned a Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, from Quinnipiac School of Law, while working full time as a Patent Agent with a local law firm. Colleen is admitted to practice in the State of Connecticut and is a registered Patent Attorney at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Outside of the office, Colleen has tutored students taking college-level chemistry classes, participates in local charitable organizations and activities, and has been a nationally ranked triathlete. Carrie Fuller-McMahon Carrie has a history of success leading, developing, and inspiring teams of colleagues and has served in leadership roles for three national organizations. Most recently, she served as a Chief Development Officer within a national health care system. “Leave things better than the way we found them” is a core value and has afforded her a career that does just that. After leaving her CDO position, Carrie formed Apricity Consulting, an agency that offers training, staff and team development, and strategic planning support for organizations and companies. After consulting on a project for Drew, Carrie accepted a position as the Vice President of Training and Development. Her passion for developing Drew’s ‘greatest assets’, their colleagues around the globe, has led to additional responsibilities that afforded Carrie a role as Senior Vice President, Human Capital, Training & Development. As Drew builds out its multiple business verticals, the depth of Drew’s bench of colleagues will become critical. Outside of work, Carrie sits on multiple non-profit boards, including the Foundation of Possibilities, which she formed in 2013 to help make an immediate impact on children from financially disadvantaged families by giving them the support they need to achieve ‘their best life’. Carrie received her Bachelor’s Degree from Palm Beach Atlantic University and her Master’s Degree from Bay Path University. Don Cullen Don Cullen joined Drew Marine as the Senior Vice President of Innovation in early 2020. In his 30 years as a research chemist, Don connected the dots from innovation management and industry consortia leadership to B2B marketing and technical communications. Don studied Chemistry and Management of Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he was inspired to utilize chemistry as a tool for positive impact on a global scale. At Drew, Don leads a renewed focus on Innovation, connects Strategic Marketing as a cross-functional resource, and commits to effective Communications to better serve our mission-critical global partnerships. Contact Drew Marine Contact Us Today © 2021 Drew Marine, All Rights Reserved 333 Church Street, 2nd Floor, Naugatuck, CT 06770 USA Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions This website uses cookies to give you the best browsing experience possible and to better understand how you use the Drew Marine site. By clicking the Accept button you consent to the use of cookies. If you do not wish to have cookies enabled please see our Privacy policy to learn how to disable your cookies. Accept