Ellicott Dredge Enterprises announced recent personnel changes, including the hiring of Fulco Vrooland and promotion of Ryan Horton.
Fulco Vrooland has joined the company as Managing Director of the company’s ROHR-IDRECO Dredge Systems European division. In this capacity, Fulco will work to expand the company's business within Europe as well as internationally.
Fulco will work out of ROHR-IDRECO’s European offices and brings to the position a background in the maritime sector. He has worked as Chief Commercial Officer of a Japanese manufacturer of specialized marine cargo handling equipment and as Deputy Head of Ship Sales for a Japanese shipyard. Fulco's most recent employer was Royal IHC, where he served as the Commercial Director of the Dredging Division and was a member of its Executive Committee.
Additionally, Ryan Horton has been promoted from Vice President of Sales for IMS Dredges to a new position as Vice President, Auger Dredges for its Ellicott Dredge Technologies group, based in North America. This newly created position will combine the sales and marketing of all of Ellicott’s auger product lines including IMS Versi-Dredge, with its patented Starwheel self-propulsion systems; Mud Cat, the original auger dredge; and LWT - Liquid Waste Technology, which designs and makes customized wastewater treatment dredging solutions.
Horton started with IMS in 1999, first working on the shop floor. He has a degree in marketing from the University of Kansas. Horton also has several dredge technology patents to his name and is credited with conceptualizing the Depth Master product line and other innovations.