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New Orleans Trade Board

Names Executive Director

Gene Hymel

The New Orleans Board of Trade has appointed Gene Hymel its ex- ecutive director, replacing J. Ed- ward Barr, long-time executive di- rector, who is retiring and will con- tinue as a staff consultant.

Mr. Hymel was formerly a busi- ness consultant and a real estate broker. He was employed as divi- sion controller and administrative manager for the Ingram Corpora- tion from 1967 to 1983. He holds a

BBA degree from Loyola University md an MBA from Tulane Univer- sity. He is also a retired Lt. Com- nander in the U.S. Naval Reserve. 3rundmann Named MarAd rade Specialist

Van J. Grundmann has been ppointed trade specialist for the laritime Administration's Central 'egion Headquarters Office in New •rleans, La. Mr. Grundmann has ine years in the ocean freight ship- ing industry representing U.S.-flag irriers.

A graduate of Tulane University, [r. Grundmann has spent the last ;ven years with Sea-Land in Dal- s and Ft. Lauderdale represent- g the Europe and Middle East ades.

He will be meeting with commer- al cargo interests in Louisiana, ississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, jntucky, Tennessee and Western orida. ites Named Welding vision Manager For jet Technology Ltd.

Michael J. Pates has been med division manager, materials 1 welding technology, for Fleet chnology Limited (FTL) of nata, Ontario, Canada.

VIr. Pates, a metallurgist with a sters in welding technology and nagement, returns to FTL after ee years with the Canadian Weld-

Bureau, where he was respon- e for all aspects of the bureau's ification involvement with the ernia Offshore Project, lis prior position at FTL was as ding research manager.

Ir. Pates will be part of the ior management at FTL, and head up the entire materials

August, 1994 research and consulting effort, which includes about $1 million in contract research per year, as well as failure investigations, engineer- ing critical assessment, etc.

FTL has comprehensive metal- lurgical and mechanical testing labs.

The company has a specialization in

Arctic and cold regions engineer- ing, ship technology, hydraulics, materials and fabrication.

Patella Named

Bailey Controls' VP

Of Engineering, R&D

Joseph G. Patella has been ap- pointed vice president of engineer- ing and research & development at

Bailey Controls Company.

Mr.Patellajoined Bailey in 1983 and has held positions as supervisor and director of application engineer- ing. He was formerly employed with

Gulf Oil Company.

He is a past recipient of the Ervin

G. Bailey Technical Paper Award and holds a number of patents in advanced controls. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemi- cal Engineers and is a licensed pro- fessional engineer in Ohio.

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