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Sun Oil Company
Transportation Post
To William Soden
Sun Oil has announced the ap-
pointment of William G. Soden as
assistant to the transportation vice-
president.
Formerly assigned to Marcus
Hook, Pa., Mr. Soden will move to
the corporate offices in Philadel-
phia. His responsibilities include
assisting and advising the vice-
president on transportation activi-
ties, as well as coordinating trans-
portation functions. The transpor-
tation department oversees the op-
eration of pipelines, marine facili-
ties, and the company's traffic sec-
tion.
Before his present appointment,
Mr. Soden was transportation rep-
resentative, merger management
staff, which has been implement-
ing the reorganization of the com-
pany following the merger of Sun
Oil Company and Sunray DX Oil
Company in 1968.
Mr. Soden joined Sun Oil Com-
pany in 1963 as an inspector in the
marine department. He was named
assistant director of the depart-
ment three years later and was ap-
pointed transportation representa-
tive on the merger management
staff in 1969. He also worked for
the company two summers while
in college.
Mr. Soden was born in 1929. He
attended Lafayette College for two
years and majored in chemical en-
gineering before transferring to
the United States Naval Academy,
where he was graduated in 1954
as a second lieutenant in the
United States Marine Corps. There-
after, he rose to the rank of cap-
tain before joining Sun Oil.
26 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
William G. Soden
Mr. Soden was a Sloan Fellow
at Stanford University, 1966-67,
under a program to broaden and
develop young executives. While
there he wrote a technical paper
entitled "Tomorrow's Petroleum
Transportation." He returned to
Sun upon completion of the pro-
gram.
Mr. Soden is a member of The
Society of Naval Architects and
Marine Engineers, United States
Naval Institute, Sea Pollution
Committee of the American Petro-
leum Institute, and a member of
Sun Oil's air and water quality
control committee.
Codan Appoints
Robert A. Gierszal VP
Chris Ostergaard Jr., president of
Codan Construction Corporation,
Erie, Pa., has announced the ap-
pointment of Robert A. Gierszal as
vice-president and general man-
ager of the firm. Mr. Gierszal has
served as assistant general man-
ager for the stevedoring operation
of the company.
Mr. Ostergaard also announced
that the franchise to operate the
new Erie International Marine
Terminal located at the foot of
Wayne Street in Erie has been
awarded to them. Codan is a sub-
sidiary of Sessinghaus & Oster-
gaard Inc.
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