SAFE Boats International has appointed Hartwell Champagne as its new Senior Vice President of Operations.
Champagne joined SAFE Boats in 2013 and has been a key member of the company’s executive team. Prior to his new assignment, Champagne was the General Manager of the company’s Large Craft Production facility in Tacoma, Wash. where the U.S. Navy’s Mk VI Patrol Boats are manufactured.
Hartwell has been part of the defense and government contracting industries almost the entirety of his career. His background is in product development, program management and production operations management and has managed defense equipment development and production programs.