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Paul Atkinson Retires,

Peter Hepp Elected

Sun Ship President

President of Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pa.,

Paul E. Atkinson, after 35 years of employment, has announced his intention to retire from the company at year end. To make the transfer of authority as smooth as possible, Mr. Atkinson sub- mitted his immediate resignation.

The board accepted Mr. Atkin- son's resignation with regret and elected Peter S. Hepp president.

Mr. Hepp was born in Sandusky,

Ohio on February 5, 1929. He is a graduate of the University of

Pennsylvania with a B.S. degree in chemical engineering, and a

Sloan Fellow and graduate of

Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology with an M.S. degree in industrial management.

He joined Sun Oil Company in 1950 as a student engineer and has held posts in the manufac- turing, research and development, and product group areas.

In July 1972, he was named vice president and member of the board of Sun Oil Co. Limited in

Toronto, with responsibility for marketing, manufacturing, and materials management. In July 1974, he was appointed vice pres- ident, development and planning,

Products Group, for Sun Oil in

Philadelphia, Pa.

In August 1975, he joined Sun

Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., a Sun Company subsidiary, as ex- ecutive vice president and direc- tor. In that post, Mr. Hepp was responsible for planning and strat- egy, materials management, ship repair sales and industrial prod- ucts. He also had responsibility for legal affairs in certain other staff functions.

In September 1977, he was elected president by the ship- yard's board of directors.

Peter S. Hepp

Mr. Hepp is currently a mem- ber of the board of directors of

Alaska Bulk Carriers, Inc., and a member of the board of trustees of Delaware County Community

College.

He is a past member of the boards of directors of Sun Oil

Company (Pa.), and SunOlin

Chemical Company.

He holds three patents in the oil refining field.

Paul E. Atkinson

When Mr. Atkinson was ap- pointed to the presidency of Sun

Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. in July 1961, he brought with him a wide range of experience and knowledge of both the indus- try and the company.

Born on June 21, 1921, at Min- eola, N.Y., he attended Hemp- stead High School. In 1942, he graduated from Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, and im- mediately joined Sun Shipbuild- ing and Dry Dock Co., where he worked first in the Produc- tion Department. He progressed through a variety of assignments in the yard, and in 1956 was ap- pointed vice president and direc- tor of operations.

He is a member of the Amer- ican Bureau of Shipping and the

American Committee of Lloyd's

Register of Shipping. He is a vice president of The Society of Naval

Architects and Marine Engineers, and a director of the Shipbuilders

Council of America. Locally, he is a member of the board of di- rectors of The Penjerdel Corpo- ration.

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