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Petters to Lead NG's

Newport News Sector

Northrop Grumman Corporation has elected C. Michael Petters as corporate vice president and president of the com- pany's Newport News sector, succeed- ing Thomas C. Schievelbein, 51, who has elected to take early retirement.

Petters will assume his new position on Nov. 1, 2004, and report to Ronald

D. Sugar.

Northrop

Grumman's chair- man, chief execu- tive officer and president. Petters, 44, currently serves as the sector's vice president of human resources, adminis- tration and trades, and most recently was instrumental in the successful collective bargaining agreement between the com- pany and the United Steel workers of

America. "Mike's experience in heading vital sector functions makes him an ideal choice to lead the Newport News sector in the years ahead," said Sugar.

Petters graduated from the U.S. Naval

Academy in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in physics. He earned an MBA from the College of William and Mary.

Bailey Wins $10M

USCG Contract

Bailey Refrigeration Co. won a 5-year, $10 million contract by the United

States Coast Guard. The company will supply and install new main air condi- tioning plants in nine classes of Coast

Guard Cutters, ranging from 65' to 378'. "This contract involves a major commit- ment on our part," says Ben Bailey, the company's president. "Over the next five years, we anticipate installing about 120 air conditioning systems in about 60 ships." According to Mr. Bailey, "Our customized chillers are modular so they can be installed without cutting through the hull, and with minimum removal of interferences. All in all, this saves time and installation labor. In most cases, we can install our systems in the cutter's home port which can be anywhere from

Maine to Key West, from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes, and from the West

Coast to Honolulu." Mr. Bailey says he believes his company won the contract by combining the best technical and financial proposals with proven past performance. Mr. Bailey adds, "Having worked for the Coast Guard before, they were familiar with our high quality serv- ice record as well as our competitive prices. They are confident that we will deliver in an efficient and timely man- ner."

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