>E Appoints Shade General
\anager Of Navy & Small
team Turbines
Russell Shade
GE Industrial & Power Systems
has appointed Russell L. Shade
general manager of Navy & small
steam turbine business. He will be
located in Fitchburg and will head
the Fitchburg and Lynn, Mass. fa-
cilities.
Mr. Shade will oversee steam
turbine and gear activities in the
naval and commercial marine mar-
kets, which include the design, pro-
duction and sale of ship propulsion
units and turbine generators for on-
board power generation. He will
also oversee steam turbine products
for the commercial industry and util-
ity markets in applications such as
mechanical drive, industrial tur-
bine-generator sets, and boiler feed
pump turbines.
During his 20-year career with
GE, Mr. Shade has held numerous
management positions within the
GE Power Generation engineering
and production organizations. Most
recently, he served as manager,
Fitchburg manufacturing.
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Kratzer Promoted; Edenson
Joins Textron
James W. Kratzer, formerly vice
president of finance and adminis-
tration at Textron Marine Systems,
has been promoted to executive vice
president. In this capacity, he will
oversee the financial operations of
the division, as well as assist in
general division management activi-
ties, and have significant involve-
ment with developing new business
opportunities. Mr. Kratzer has
been with Textron Marine Systems
since 1984.
Irwin F. Edenson, formerly of
Sperry Marine, has joined Textron
as vice president, business develop-
ment and marketing. In his new
role he will be responsible for imple-
menting all marketing- and busi-
ness development-related activities
with an emphasis on foreign sales.
A U.S. leader since 1961 in the
design and construction of advanced
technology air cushion vehicles and
surface effect ships, Textron Ma-
rine Systems, a division of Textron
Inc., serves both military and com-
mercial interests and maintains a
significant commitment to indepen-
dent research and development.
Koerhuis Appointed Vecom
Marketing Director
The Vecom group has appointed
Raymond G.M. Koerhuis market-
ing director, based at Maassluis,
Holland, with responsibilities for
supporting the company's global ma-
rine supply business. Mr. Koerhuis
brings to Vecom an extensive busi-
ness background, most recently in
the field of technical publishing, and
his appointment reflects Vecom's
commitment to the development of
Raymond Koerhuis
shipboard quality care through ser-
vice/equipment/chemical packages.
"The trends toward smaller crews
with aging ships, and a general de-
cline in shipboard capability, is pro-
viding an opportunity for Vecom to
solve maintenance problems with
full service/support programs,"
stated Mr. Koerhuis. "We find that
our system approach can reduce
shipboard operating costs over a rela-
tively short time period."
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