Kirby Corp. (KEX) announced the retirement of Berdon Lawrence as Chairman of the company's Board, effective April 27, 2010, the date of Kirby's 2010 Annual Stockholders and Board of Directors Meetings. Lawrence has served as Chairman of Kirby since October 1999. He was the founder and former President of Hollywood Marine, Inc., an inland tank barge company acquired by Kirby on October 12, 1999. Lawrence would serve as a consultant to Kirby and will remain on the Kirby Board.
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