Altamira Expands Environmental Presence by Adding Senior Leadership and Senior Technical Expertise in the Gulf Coast Region

Angleton, TX – Altamira welcomes the addition of Beate Damm to lead its operations in the Gulf Coast region as Vice President, Gulf Coast Operations. Ms. Damm has over thirty years of extensive environmental expertise including environmental, health and safety (EH&S), compliance, remediation, due diligence, digital service offerings, decommissioning and demolition and infrastructure projects. She previously held leadership roles for GHD’s North America Chemical/Petrochemical business and AECOM’s Regional Chemical/Pharmaceutical business, successfully growing large global client portfolios and leading multi-disciplinary teams of engineers, scientists and technicians throughout North America. Ms. Damm holds an MBA, a Texas Professional Geologist credential, the safety trained supervisor (STS) credential and is a member of the Association of Chemical Industry of Texas (ACIT) and Economic Alliance of Brazoria County.

Ms. Damm has been actively involved in projects in her community for many years. The topic of animal welfare is especially dear to her heart. She has served as President of the SPCA of Brazoria County (a non-profit organization) for the last two years, initiating much needed infrastructure development and expanding relationships with local government leaders.

“Altamira has strategically expanded its Gulf Coast presence over the past 18 months, and with the addition of Beate as a principal of the company, we will be in a unique position to deliver a full suite of compliance solutions for clients throughout the region. Beate is a respected leader both professionally and as an active member in her community and we’re very excited to have her join our team,” said Trey Whitley, President of Altamira.

Ms. Damm will office in Altamira’s Angleton, TX office.

Lake Charles, LA – We are pleased to announce the addition of Tina Gray as Compliance Manager, Gulf Coast Operations, to the Altamira team. Ms. Gray brings over 25 years of professional experience in regulatory compliance strategy and technical support for air permitting, industrial wastewater and storm water permitting, SPCC plan development, process safety management (PSM) and risk management planning (RMP). As a degreed Chemical Engineer, she has delivered solutions to diverse industries including Chemical, Manufacturing, Refining, Oil & Gas and Food & Beverage.

“As a long-term professional colleague, I know Tina will be foundational for expanding our environmental regulatory bench strength expertise in the Gulf Coast. An added benefit to Altamira is her blend of technical and business acumen which will be essential for supporting clients in advisory consulting for due diligence, strategic partnerships and joint ventures,” said Beate Damm, VP of Gulf Coast Operations.

Tina will office in Altamira’s Lake Charles, LA office.