Bath Iron Works Appoints Igo Jekkals

John F. Sullivan, president of Bath Iron Works Corporation, Bath, Maine, has announced the appointment of Igo Jekkals as manager of manufacturing engineering for the shipyard. In his new position, Mr. Jekkals will have responsibility for plant maintenance and engineering, industrial engineering, Maritime Administration (MarAd) programs, and office maintenance.

Mr. Jekkals worked for the General Electric Company since 1965, prior to joining BIW last year.

Most recently, he was manager of manufacturing engineering operations at the Switchgear Equipment Business Division of General Electric in Philadelphia, Pa.

Mr. Jekkals is a graduate of the Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland, Ohio, and holds a B.S.

degree in metallurgical engineering, as well as an M.B.A. degree in business administration from Western New England College, Springfield, Mass.

Bath Iron Works is a wholly owned subsidiary of Congoleum Corporation, a nationally recognized style, design, and product leader in the resilient floor covering field, and is a manufacturer of furniture and furnishings for the mobile home industry.

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