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>E Appoints Shade General \anager Of Navy & Small team Turbines

Russell Shade

GE Industrial & Power Systems has appointed Russell L. Shade general manager of Navy & small steam turbine business. He will be located in Fitchburg and will head the Fitchburg and Lynn, Mass. fa- cilities.

Mr. Shade will oversee steam turbine and gear activities in the naval and commercial marine mar- kets, which include the design, pro- duction and sale of ship propulsion units and turbine generators for on- board power generation. He will also oversee steam turbine products for the commercial industry and util- ity markets in applications such as mechanical drive, industrial tur- bine-generator sets, and boiler feed pump turbines.

During his 20-year career with

GE, Mr. Shade has held numerous management positions within the

GE Power Generation engineering and production organizations. Most recently, he served as manager,

Fitchburg manufacturing.

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Kratzer Promoted; Edenson

Joins Textron

James W. Kratzer, formerly vice president of finance and adminis- tration at Textron Marine Systems, has been promoted to executive vice president. In this capacity, he will oversee the financial operations of the division, as well as assist in general division management activi- ties, and have significant involve- ment with developing new business opportunities. Mr. Kratzer has been with Textron Marine Systems since 1984.

Irwin F. Edenson, formerly of

Sperry Marine, has joined Textron as vice president, business develop- ment and marketing. In his new role he will be responsible for imple- menting all marketing- and busi- ness development-related activities with an emphasis on foreign sales.

A U.S. leader since 1961 in the design and construction of advanced technology air cushion vehicles and surface effect ships, Textron Ma- rine Systems, a division of Textron

Inc., serves both military and com- mercial interests and maintains a significant commitment to indepen- dent research and development.

Koerhuis Appointed Vecom

Marketing Director

The Vecom group has appointed

Raymond G.M. Koerhuis market- ing director, based at Maassluis,

Holland, with responsibilities for supporting the company's global ma- rine supply business. Mr. Koerhuis brings to Vecom an extensive busi- ness background, most recently in the field of technical publishing, and his appointment reflects Vecom's commitment to the development of

Raymond Koerhuis shipboard quality care through ser- vice/equipment/chemical packages. "The trends toward smaller crews with aging ships, and a general de- cline in shipboard capability, is pro- viding an opportunity for Vecom to solve maintenance problems with full service/support programs," stated Mr. Koerhuis. "We find that our system approach can reduce shipboard operating costs over a rela- tively short time period."

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