Crowley Promotes Deborah Lawley to Director of Finance, Puerto Rico and Caribbean Services

(Jacksonville, Fla.; Feb. 15, 2001) – Crowley Liner Services has promoted Deborah Lawley to director, finance, Puerto Rico and Caribbean services. Lawley, who reports to John Douglass, senior vice president and general manager Puerto Rico and Caribbean services, will remain domiciled in Jacksonville.

Lawley and her group are responsible for managing the financials for the company’s Puerto Rico, Caribbean and Bahamas services.

Lawley joined Crowley in 1988 and has 13 years experience in finance and accounting for the company. She previously held positions of manager of port accounting, senior financial analyst, manager of land operations’ accounting, and most recently manager, business technologies. Prior to joining Crowley, Lawley worked for The Charter Company and Stockton, Whatley, Davin & Company in Jacksonville.

She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in accounting from the University of North Florida.

Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Crowley Liner Services provides cargo common carrier services between Canada, the United States and Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and the north coasts of Colombia and Venezuela. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Oakland-based Crowley Maritime Corp., founded in 1892. Additional information about Crowley Maritime Corp. and its subsidiaries, Crowley Liner Services, Crowley Marine Services, Crowley Logistics, Crowley Petroleum Transport and Marine Transport Corporation, may be found on the Internet at www.crowley.com.

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