Blue Water appoints Aurich as Global Head of Commercial, Projects

As part of a strategic focus on strengthening the Projects division, Blue Water Shipping welcomes Brandy Aurich as Global Head of Commercial, Projects, effective 1 June 2026.

In her new role at Blue Water, Brandy Aurich will be responsible for leading and developing all commercial activities related to Project Logistics within the Energy, Ports & Projects division. Her responsibilities include global tendering, contract management, pricing governance, commercial strategy and category management. Aurich will also support the continued growth across sectors, including Oil & Gas, Mining and Tech Infrastructure projects.

Brandy Aurich joins Blue Water with extensive international experience from leading project logistics and forwarding companies, including DHL, DB Schenker, Kuehne+Nagel, Bertling Logistics and deugro. Most recently, she held the position of VP, Global Head of Strategy – Industrial Projects, where she was responsible for driving strategy, commercial governance, digital transformation and performance management across the Industrial Projects organisation.

Strengthening the commercial foundation

“Whilst we continue strengthening our organisation for the future, we remain highly focused on developing key growth areas within Projects. Brandy brings significant commercial expertise, strategic insight and industry knowledge to Blue Water, and we are very excited to welcome her to the team,” states Ryan Foley, COO, Energy, Ports & Projects, Blue Water.

“Brandy’s extensive background within global project logistics and commercial strategy will be a strong addition to our organisation. Her experience across tendering, contract management and strategic development will support our ambitions for continued growth and further strengthen the commercial foundation of Blue Water’s projects division.”

Brandy Aurich, who will be based in Houston, Texas, is looking forward to joining Blue Water: “I’m excited to become part of Blue Water and join a company with such a strong reputation, an entrepreneurial mindset and a people-focused culture. I look forward to working with the Projects teams across Blue Water to further strengthen our commercial capabilities and support our continued growth across key industry sectors.”