Gilliam will be based at the company’s Jacksonville, Fla., office and report to Rob Grune, senior vice president and general manager for petroleum services.
In his new role, Gilliam will plan and direct sales and chartering initiatives; oversee development of policies and procedures; coordinate and negotiate customer contracts and develop business relations, specifically in the company’s articulated-tug barge (ATB) program.
Gilliam joined Crowley in 1998 as a management trainee in Seattle. He later worked with the petroleum transportation group as a marine superintendent and has held other management positions within that business group, including director of marine operations. He also has worked in labor relations as director of marine crewing and development, and since 2009 has served as general manager of Dominican Republic and Haiti for Crowley’s liner services.