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Albert Bossier Jerry St. Pe Bossier Retires, Kitchen Takes Avondale Helm Litton Industries announced that Thomas M. "Tom" Kitchen, a member of the Litton Avondale Industries management team, has been named president of Avondale to succeed Albert Bossier, age 67, who is retiring Nov. 1, 1999, after 42 years of ser-vice to Avondale. "Tom Kitchen has played an integral role in the overall success of Avondale since join-ing the company in 1977," said Jerry St. Pe, Litton execu-tive vice president and COO of Litton Ship Systems (LSS). "His selection from within Avondale reflects the strength, depth and expertise present in the current Avondale management team." Kitchen, age 51, joined Avondale in 1977 as an assistant controller. He has advanced through a series of assign-ments, culminating in his current duties as vice president and CFO. A New Orleans native, he holds a bachelor of science degree in accounting and master of business administration degree from the University of New Orleans. Kitchen is a certified public accoun-tant, and is a member of the Louisiana Society of CPAs, the American Institute of CPAs and the Financial Executives Institute. Litton Ship Systems, which includes Avondale and Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., has combined rev-enues of approximately $1.8 billion in the shipbuilding and ship modernization market. With its 17,000 employees, LSS is one of the nation's leading providers for the design, engineering, construction and life cycle support of major combatant vessels for the U.S. Navy, international navies and commercial customers. O'Reilly To Succeed Derr As Chevron Chair And CEO Vice chairman Dave O'Reilly has been elected chairman of the board and CEO of Chevron per the company's board of directors, effective January 1. O'Reilly will succeed Ken Derr who has decided to retire after serving more than 40 years with the company, includ-ing 11 years as chairman and CEO. Dick Matzke, a member of the board of directors and president of Chevron Overseas Petroleum, will succeed O'Reilly as vice chairman, responsible for worldwide exploration and produc-November, 1999 tion operations, while John Sullivan continues as vice chairman responsible for worldwide refining, marketing and chemical operations. Crowley To Form New Subsidiary Crowley Maritime Corp. said that upon the sale of its South American liner services to Hamburg Siid, it will operate its remaining Caribbean and Latin American services under a new name ? Crowley Liner Services. The wholly owned subsidiary of Crowley Maritime will be divided into two separate operating units, Crowley Liner Services - Puerto Rico/Caribbean and Crowley Liner Services - Latin America. The company has established a revised target date of November 1 for the sale of its South America liner services to Ham-burg Sud who will continue to operate the South America services under the Crowley American Transport brand name. Foam Filled Marine Fenders Marine Guard " The Ultimate Protector for Ships, Harbor Craft, Wharves & Piers. ? Construction complies with United States Navy and Coast Guard Specifications. ? Core consists of closed-cell, resilient, energy absorbing foam, covered with a protective, seamless polyurethane elastomer skin. Filament nylon tire cord reinforcement is continously wound in the skin for added strength and durability. Will not mark or scratch vessel hulls. ? Constructed with integral swivel end fittings, internally connected with a heavy duty chain. ? Easy to install with very little maintenance. ? Light weight and extremely buoyant with a lower reaction force than either hard rubber or pneumatic fenders. (Almost 40% higher energy absorption than pneumatic fenders.) URETHANE PRODUCTS CORPORATION (800) 913-0062 17007 South Broadway, Gardena CA 90248, U.S.A. Tel (310) 532-3662 ? Fax (310) 532-9884 Stocking Distributors: Waterman Supply Company 910 Mahar, Wilmington, CA 90744, U.S.A. 1-800-322-3131 Tel (310) 522-9698 ? Fax (310) 522-1043 Anchor Marine & Industrial Supply, Inc. 6545 Lindbergh, Houston, TX 77087, U.S.A. 1-800-233-8014 Tel (713) 644-1183 ? Fax (713) 644-1185 Circle 352 on Reader Service Card 15