Air & Water Technologies Corporation Names Jekabs P. Vittands as Interim Chief Operating Officer of Metcalf & Eddy.BRANCHBURG, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 1997--Air & Water Technologies Corporation (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : AWT (Abstract Windowing Toolkit) A class library from Sun that provides an application framework and graphical user interface (GUI) routines for Java programmers. AWT was the first user interface development system included in the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). ) today named Jekabs P. Vittands as Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of its Metcalf & Eddy subsidiary on an interim basis, effective immediately. Mr. Vittands succeeds Donald A. Deieso, who has resigned to pursue other interests. Mr. Vittands is an accomplished senior executive with over 30 years of experience with Metcalf & Eddy. In his most recent position, he served as Senior Vice President in charge of the North East Region. Mr. Vittands earned his M.S. in Civil Engineering from MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1967 and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program. In his career as a registered professional engineer, he has been in charge of design engineering for the Boston Harbor Cleanup, one of the largest environmental engineering projects in the United States. In addition to being a diplomate dip·lo·mate n. One who has received a diploma, especially a physician certified as a specialist by a board of examiners. diplomate (dip´l in the American Academy of Environmental Engineering, he is a member of a number of major professional engineering associations. Robert B. Sheh, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AWT, said: "We wish Don the best of success in his future endeavors and are extremely pleased to have Jake available to lead Metcalf & Eddy. Jake's experience and history with the company will serve Metcalf & Eddy and Air & Water Technologies well in the future." Air & Water Technologies, through its subsidiaries, provides a comprehensive range of services and technologies for the operation, maintenance and management of water and wastewater systems; engineering, design and construction of water and wastewater facilities; the remediation of contaminated soil; and services and technologies for controlling air pollution. CONTACT: Robert S. Volland Air & Water Technologies (908) 685-4600 |
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