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Todd Chairman To Retire In July; Board Nominates New Chairman And President At a board of directors meeting of Todd Ship- yards Corporation recently John T. Gilbride, 69, announced he will retire as chairman and chief executive officer immediately following the annual meeting on July 16, 1986. Mr. Gilbride, who has been chairman since 1975, will continue as a director of the company and chairman of its executive committee. The board nominated Hans K. Schaefer, president and chief operating officer and a director since 1981, to succeed Mr. Gilbride as chairman and chief executive officer, and John T. Gilbride Jr., vice president of Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation and general manager of Todd's Seattle Division to become president and chief operating officer, effective July 16, 1986. "The board was gratified to be able to select such capable and seasoned executives, both at a relatively young age, to take over the top man- agement responsibilities at Todd," Mr. Gil- bride said. "These promotions are consistent with the company's long-standing policy of ad- vancing proven managers to senior positions and maintaining long-term executive continuity within the organization. Both men are dedicated to maintaining Todd's traditionally high stan- dards of quality and integrity and to providing top value in products and services to govern- ment, commercial and industrial customers." Mr. Schaefer joined Todd in 1968 and assumed increasingly important positions in New York, Seattle and Los Angeles, becoming vice president of Todd Pacific Shipyards Corpo- ration and general manager of the Los Angeles Division in 1979 and a director in 1981. Born in Hamburg, Germany, he served his apprentice- ship at tbe Deutsche Werft Shipyard in Ham- burg while attending the Marine Engineering College concurrently, and in 1955 was awarded a degree in marine engineering. He moved to Can- ada in 1956 and worked successively at the Dav- ie Shipbuilding Company, Quebec, Saint John Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, New Brunswick, and Canadian Vickers, Ltd., Mon- treal, at the same time continuing bis studies in business management and naval architecture and applied electronics. John T. Gilbride Jr., joined the Seattle Division of Todd in 1968 and became a licensed professional mechanical engineer in the State of Washington in 1971. He then held various pro- duction and administrative positions before be- coming general manager of the Seattle Division in 1979. He was elected a director in 1985. Mr. Gilbride graduated from Lehigh University where he received concurrent Bachelor of Science degrees, with honors, in both industrial engineering and business administration. Todd Shipyards Corporation, one of the na- tion's largest independent shipbuilding and ship repair companies, operates yards in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Galveston. Its Aro subsidiary is an international manufacturer of industrial air-powered equipment, including tools and aeronautical life-support products and environmental services. For further information and free literature on the full range of shipbuilding services offered by Todd, Circle 76 on Reader Service Card Free Literature Offered On New NABRICO Hand Winch An all-new hand winch especially designed for use on barges, towboats and for other winch applications requiring significant holding capac- ity, has been introduced by Nashville Bridge Company (NABRICO), Nashville, Tenn. Off all-steel construction, the mini-profile de- sign winch has a 40-ton holding capacity. Addi- tionally, both right- and left-hand models are available for the increased safety of the opera- tor, according to T. Ray Jackson, company vice president-materials. An attractive feature of the unit is an accom- panying NABRICO "D" ring which allows the winch to be swiveled a full 180 degrees. "This feature," said Mr. Jackson, "and the maneu- verability it allows, will be very useful to the marine industry." The new winch employs many features of the original NABRICO hand winch, including a quick-release action, a hand wheel for fast take- up and a foot brake for run-out control. Many parts for the new winch are interchangeable with parts for other NABRICO winches for easy repair or replacement, and all parts are available from NABRICO and many of its distributors. Headquartered in Nashville, NABRICO is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The American Ship Building Company, Tampa, Fla. The company has been in the marine field for more than 70 years, and offers a complete line of deck hard- ware for towboats, barges and terminals serving the marine industry. For free copies of the full-detailed literature being offered by NABRICO on the all-new hand winch, Circle 77 on Reader Service Card Genset Contract Awarded Stewart & Stevenson By Navy —Literature Available Stewart & Stevenson recently received a con- tract from the U.S. Navy to build nine addition- al gas turbine-powered ship service generator sets. The units will be used aboard CG-47 Aegis Class cruisers to supply the vessel's electrical power. Powered by an Allison 501-K17 gas turbine driving an Ideal generator, each genset produces 2,500 kw of electrical power. The ship service generators are controlled by a Stewart & Steven- son microprocessor control system. Stewart & Stevenson had built 39 of the ship service generator sets for 13 Aegis Class cruisers prior to the present contract. 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International Maritime Associates, (IMA) is preparing a business analysis of the Navy ship systems market. The re- port (approximately 200-page) will provide a very compre- hensive assessment of current and future market opportu- nities, and will be available in June. Market updates will then be issued at three-month intervals. The report and quarterly updating service will be avail- able to subscribers for $480. For further information please contact J.R. McCaul, tel. (202) 659-9547. 28 Circle 350 on Reader Service Card Circle 170 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
