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Aeroflex: Gregory, UTMC President
Aeroflex Inc. has appointed Charles "Chuck" Gregory as president of UTMC. He will replace Charles "Nick" Ide, who retires in March 2001. Gregory joined Aeroflex UTMC in 1989. Visit www.utmc.com.

Spirent Systems: Wagner, Sales Director
Spirent Systems has named Tom Wagner as its new director of sales. Wagner brings 32 years of aviation sales experience to the company, and previously was the director of sales and marketing with Perceptics Corp., a Northrop Grumman subsidiary. Visit www.spirent-systems.com.

Tecstar: Cadwell, President/CEO
Tecstar Inc. appointed Tom Cadwell as its president and chief executive officer. Cadwell was formerly president and CEO of Strasbaugh, based at San Luis Obispo, Calif. Tecstar supports opto-electronics, avionics data management, photovoltaic space power, and electro-mechanical subsystems. Visit www.tecstar.com.

Marconi Applied Technologies: Darr, President
Marconi Applied Technologies has appointed Steve Darr as president. With more than 14 years of engineering, sales and technical experience, Darr joins Marconi Applied Technologies from APW McLean Group. He also was previously with Elmwood Sensors, AlliedSignal and Honeywell. See www.marconitech.com.

ITT Industries: Driesse, Corp. VP
ITT Industries has elected Henry J. Driesse as corporate vice president. Driesse joined ITT Industries’ predecessor company, ITT Corp., in 1981 as director of project engineering for the Defense Communications division. Also, ITT’s Avionics Division, in Clifton, N.J., appointed John C. Chehansky as vice president and director of business development. See www.ittind.com for more information.

DRS Technologies: Reimer, Board Member
DRS Technologies Inc. has elected Ret. Gen. Dennis J. Reimer, former chief of staff of the U.S. Army, to its board of directors. "Gen. Reimer’s distinguished military career, broad experience in international and global policy, and insight into the aerospace and defense industry make him an outstanding addition to our board and a key advisor for guiding the strategic development of the company," says Mark S. Newman, chairman, president and chief executive officer of DRS. Visit www.drs.com.

UND Aerospace Foundation: Schellinger, VP Airline Programs
Capt. Thomas Schellinger has been named vice president of Airline Programs at the UND Foundation, a public, non-profit corporation that serves as a link between industry and the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences at the University of North Dakota. For more about UND, visit www.aero.und.edu.