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Westinghouse Names Clark

Marine Division Gen. Mgr.

Arthur D. Clark

Westinghouse Electric Corp. has appointed Arthur D. Clark to the position of general manager of its

Sunnyvale, Calif.-based marine di- vision, effective immediately.

Mr. Clark, a 1963 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and former naval officer, comes to the new posi- tion from the Westinghouse Savan- nah River Company in Aiken, S.C., where he served since early 1992 as vice president and general manager of the engineering and projects divi- sion.

At the marine division, Mr.Clark will be responsible for overseeing

Westinghouse operations in marine propulsion systems, including the new Intercooled Recuperated (ICR) gas turbine engine; missile launch- ing systems; advanced materials and processes; and precision mechani- cal systems.

Mr. Clark has had a distin- guished career in naval engineer- ing. He served as chief operating officer of the Charleston Shipyard and also as executive manager of the Pearl Harbor shipyard. Before leaving the Navy to join

Westinghouse, Mr. Clark served as

CEO of the Philadelphia Naval Ship- yard. He retired in 1992 with the rank of captain.

Crowley Chair & CEO Dies

At Age 79

Thomas Bannon Crowley, Sr., chairman and CEO of Crowley Mari- time Corporation, passed away on

July 7,1994 after a battle with pros- tate cancer at UC Medical Center in

San Francisco.

Mr. Crowley served 61 years in the maritime industry, all in the company founded in 1892 by his father. Mr. Crowley eventually led the company's expansion into an international firm with annual rev- enues estimated at $1.2 billion, a fleet of over 400 vessels and over 5,000 employees worldwide. Its numerous business lines are con- ducted through two major operat- ing units: Crowley American Trans- port, Inc. of Jacksonville, Fla. and

Crowley Marine Services of Seattle.

Mr. Crowley was a member of the American Bureau of Shipping and the Transportation Institute's board of trustees. He was chairman 3f the board of trustees of Ralph K.

Davies Medical Center and an hon-

Drary trustee of the Woods Hole

August, 1994

Oceanographic Institution. He was a past board member of the Ameri- can Institute of Merchant Shipping, the American Waterways Opera- tors and the National Ocean Indus- tries Association.

In lieu of flowers, the family sug- gests that contributions be made to the Thomas B. Crowley, Sr. Memo- rial Fund c/o Bank of America, The

Private Bank, 50 California St., Suite #2800, San Francisco, Calif. 94111.

These funds will be used for further research and treatment of prostate cancer.

Alden Electronics Names VP of Satellite & Marine Div.

George E. Lariviere

Alden Electronics, Inc. has pro- moted George E. Lariviere to the position of vice president, satellite and marine division. Mr.Lariviere has more than 20 years of experi- ence in the sales and marketing of marine electronics systems. He joined Alden in January 1993 as the international marine sales manager.

Prior to joining Alden, he was vice president and chief operating of- ficer of Koden International, Inc.

Frank W. Murphy Mfr.

Certified To ISO 9001

Frank W. Murphy, Mfr. is now certified by BSI Quality Assurance as having a quality system that meets ISO 9001 standards at all facilities in Tulsa, Oklahoma and

Rosenberg, Texas. The auditing firm, BSI Quality Assurance, is based in Milton Keynes, U.K.

The Total Quality Management (TQM) process entails a TQM sys- tem developed by employees, based on a Corporate Quality Manual,

Standard Procedures, Policies and

Work Instructions. It is designed to assure continuous improvement and consistent product quality. All employees participate in Quality

Work Groups.

The company is a certified sup- plier to major OEMs including Cat- erpillar, Ford, Ingersoll-Rand, Twin

Disc and others. Established in 1939, Murphy manufactures a full line of controls and instrumenta- tion, supplying switches, gauges and electronic and automation products to the offshore oil and gas, marine and other industries.

For information on Frank W. Murphy

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Offshore Coatings Becomes

Carboline Distributor In

South Texas

Carboline Company, headquar- tered in St. Louis, Mo., has named

Offshore Coatings, Inc., Houston, as its exclusive marine distributor for South Texas, including the ports of Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange,

Houston, and all the areas south to

Brownsville. Carboline is a manu- facturer of paints and coatings, rec- ognized for its products Carbo Zinc 11 Inorganic Zinc Primer,

Carbomastic, Bitumastic, and

Phenoline tank linings. Carboline is a division of RPM, which has annual revenues of $750 million.

Denholm Makes

Management Changes 4

Mike Pride

Denholm Ship Management (Holdings) Ltd. has appointed Bob

Speedie chief executive. Mr.

Speedie joined Denholm as chief officer in 1973 and served as master for five years. Since coming ashore he has held a number of posts, most recently as managing director of

Denholm Ship Management (U.K.)

Ltd. He takes over the post ofHarry

Gilbert, who is leaving to take the position of managing director of the

Wallem Group of companies in Hong

Kong.

Mike Pride has been appointed managing director of Denholm Ship

Management, the post vacated by

Mr. Speedie. Mr. Pride joined

Denholm as an engineer cadet and rose to chief engineer. He has held a number of key positions including operations director and deputy man- aging director.

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