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facilities. The Port divisions of

Marketing, Planning and Research and Property Management will report to him. "I am very excited about this new opportunity," said Mr. Fierstine. "We are forging a team from three talented and experienced Port divi- sions for one specific purpose: to reassert the Port of Los Angeles' prominence among all U.S. ports."

Thermo King Combines

Warehouses

Thermo King has opened a new warehouse in Hong Kong which is a combination of its Thermo King and Sabroe Reefer Cool Service

Parts warehouses. The new Hong

Kong warehouse is located at 10/F, 4-6 Kwai Tai Rd., Kwai Chung,

N.T., Hong Kong.

Alpha Wire Names

Schlessman VP

Paul M. Schlessman has been named vice president and general manager of Alpha Wire Co. in con- junction with the recently complet- ed acquisition of the company by

Belden, Inc. According to C.

Baker Cunningham, Belden

CEO, "Alpha Wire will operate as a separate division. We are commit- ted to the further development of

Alpha's existing position in the marketplace and Mr.

Schlessman's experience will drive these efforts."

Alpha Wire supplies wire, cable and tubing to the marine industry.

Tracor Applied Sciences

Names New VP

Larry Wise has been appointed to vice president of Contracts and

Procurement for Tracor Applied

Sciences, Inc., a subsidiary of defense electronics and informa- tion technology firm Tracor, Inc.

Mr. Wise will serve as the compa- ny's government property adminis- trator and small business liaison officer, and will work closely with line operations in the preparation of proposals, resultant negotia- tions and execution of contracts.

Italian Manufacturer Retains

MDI

Larry N. Hairston, president of

May, 1997

Slidell, La.-based Marketing

Development International (MDI) announced the signing of a mar- keting and sales agreement with

Navalimpianti Group of Ceranesi,

Italy. The company manufactures marine equipment, providing prod- ucts and services for offshore, com- mercial and government shipbuild- ing projects. MDI will market the company's products and services in the Gulf South region of the U.S.

Oronite Names Business

Manager

Andy Tugendhat has been named business manager,

Americas, for the Oronite

Additives Division of Chevron

Chemical Co. With responsibility for product management, customer support programs and marketing, he serves as OEM technical liaison for all Oronite product lines in

North and South America.

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