General Dynamics'
Electric Boat Division
Appoints M.C. Curtis
M.C. Curb's
M.C. (Mel) Curtis has been ap-
pointed deputy general manager of
General Dynamics' Electric Boat
Division, -Groton, Conn., Joseph D.
Pierce, vice president of General
Dynamics and general manager of
the division, has announced.
Mr. Curtis has been, at different
times, vice president and general
manager of the Fort Worth, Tex-
as, and San Diego, Calif., opera-
tions of the company's Convair
Aerospace Division and has held
the top manufacturing position at
Canadair Limited, General Dy-
namics' Canadian subsidiary.
"We are confident that Mr.
Curtis's extensive experiences in
the production of highly technical
products will contribute greatly to
the performance and growth of the
Electric Boat Division," Mr. Pierce
said. "His proven management
abilities will greatly enhance our
management team."
When named to the Electric
Boat position, Mr. Curtis was vice
president and general manager at
the San Diego operation of Con-
vair, where the company produces
DC-10 fuselages under subcontract
to McDonnell Douglas Corp., and
Atlas and Centaur space boosters
for the Air Force and NASA.
Mr. Curtis became vice president
and general manager at San Diego
in April 1971, after serving as gen-
eral manager at Fort Worth, where
he had also been vice president, op-
erations, and responsible for manu-
facture of the F-lll aircraft.
Following graduation from
Northern Illinois College, Mr. Cur-
tis joined the company as an en-
gineer in 1951 at San Diego. In
1961, he became director of engi-
neering at Convair, and two years
later was transferred to the cor-
porate office as director of program
analysis and evaluation.
In 1965, Mr. Curtis was named
vice president, operations, at Can-
adair and in 1967, was made a vice
president a't Fort Worth.
Boise-Griffin Names 3
To Operations Posts
Boise-Griffin Steamship Co., Inc.,
New York, N.Y., has announced
the' appointment of Dennis J. Bren-
nan as manager of the operations
department.
In addition, John A. Griffin and
Alan T. Hicks have been appoint-
ed assistant operations managers.
Samson Cordage Buys
Ocean Systems, Inc.
Union Carbide Corporation and
The Singer Company recently an-
nounced that they had sold their
interests in Ocean Systems, Inc.,
to Samson Cordage Works of Bos-
ton.
Organized in 1965, Ocean Sys-
tems was owned approximately 72
percent by Union Carbide and 28
percent by Singer. Ocean Systems
provides worldwide commercial
diving services to the offshore pe-
troleum industry, marine surveying
expertise, and the design and de-
velopment of marine - oriented
equipment, such as oil containment,
collection systems, and mooring
winches. The firm is headquartered
in Reston, Va., and has facilities in
Louisiana, Texas, California, Aus-
tralia, England, and Norway.
'Samson Cordage Works, estab-
lished in 1884, is a leading manu-
facturer of cordage and related ma-
rine hardware. Charles H. Abbott,
president, indicated that in acquir-
ing 100 percent ownership, he plans
no changes in the existing Ocean
Systems organization.
Furthermore, Mr. Abbott indi-
cated that the acquisition of Ocean
Systems was designed to provide a
larger, more diversified service and
product line in the important ex-
panding field of offshore explora-
tion, engineering, and general ma-
rine activity.
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