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Smith Appointed Senior

Vice President For

American Steamship

Waterhouse & Company. He holds a

BS degree in commerce and finance from Wilkes College and an MBA from Canisius College.

American Steamship, a subsidiary of GATX Corporation, is in its 78th year of operation. It owns and oper- ates the largest fleet of self-unload- ers on the Great Lakes, serving the steel, utility, chemical, cement, and construction industries.

Bohme Named Product

Development Manager

For Simpson Timber

Ned A. Smith

Ned A. Smith has been pro- moted to senior vice president of

American Steamship Company (ASC) of Buffalo, N.Y. The an- nouncement was made by ASC's president and CEO, D. Ward Ful- ler.

Mr. Smith will continue to be responsible for all marketing and sales department activities and the insurance matters of the company.

In addition, he will now be responsi- ble for all finance and accounting activities.

He began his career with ASC in 1975 as controller. Other positions he has held since then include vice president-finance and vice presi- dent-marketing. Prior to joining

ASC, he spent five years with Price

Dr. Reinhard Bohme

Dr. Reinhard Bohme has been appointed product development manager-Northwest for Simpson

Timber Company. He succeeds

John Gould, who is leaving full- time employment.

Dr. Bohme comes to Simpson from Champion International, where he had been director of the container technology, sales, and converting division in Minneapolis since 1976. A graduate of McGill

University in Montreal, he earned his doctorate degree in physical chemistry.

The principal tasks of the Simp- son Technical Center, where Dr.

Bohme will be stationed, are to develop new products and to work with manufacturing and sales staffs on questions related to the manu- facture and use of the existing line of overlaid plywood products.

Simpson is a leading U.S. manu- facturer of overlaid plywood prod- ucts that are used for concrete form- ing in a wide variety of marine, con- struction, and industrial applica- tions.

For additional information on the

Simpson product line,

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Joseph Joins COMSAT As

Executive Vice President

Marcel P. Joseph has been elected executive vice president of

Communications Satellite Corpora- tion (COMSAT), Washington, D.C.

He will report to COMSAT presi- dent Irving Goldstein, and will be responsible for the management and operations of all of COMSAT's busi- ness units.

Mr. Joseph comes to COMSAT after 24 years of experience with

General Electric Company, serving most recently as corporate vice pres- ident and general manager of the

Transporation Products Division in

Erie, Pa. In earlier assignments, he had held several general manage- ment positions with GE beginning in 1974 as general manager of its

International Ventures Operation.

In 1975, he was general manager in the Plastics Business Division, and in 1980 was named manager of GE's

Specialty Motor Department.

New Tuf-Tred SkidGuard

From Simpson Timber —Literature Available

Simpson Tuf-Tred SkidGuard of- fers a skid-resistant surface with a texture equivalent to 40 grit sand- paper. It is perfect for decks or docks as its skid resistance is excep- tional when wet.

The exterior plywood panel has a heavy duty overlay surface with a gritty texture which is strong and durable enough to withstand normal foot traffic and direct weather expo- sure.

Tuf-Tred requires no sub-floor- ing, it can be applied directly over framing or existing decking. Avail- able in gray or sand color, the 4- by 8-foot panels are or 1-inch thick.

For a copy of the data sheet con- taining load span tables and appli- cation and finishing instructions,

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It's commonly known that FISH F.XPO is the world's largest commercial fishing show, hut it is also the only major international show that combines the fishing industry with work boats, packaging and handling equipment and other commercial marine products.

FISH EXPO exhibitors come from more than 20 countries and the 58S companies that exhibited at

FISH EXPO '83 did more than S188 million dollars in sales as a result of the show.

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