Barnes Group Inc. Announces the Appointment of Cedric D. Beckett as President of Bowman Distribution.BRISTOL, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 1999--Edmund M. Carpenter, president 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 Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :B), today announced the appointment of Cedric D. Beckett as president of Bowman Distribution, a wholly-owned business unit of Barnes Group Inc. Beckett, a five-year employee of Barnes Group and an officer of the Company, was formerly president of Barnes Aerospace, headquartered in Windsor, CT. "Cedric is credited with successfully turning in consecutive record year-over-year results in both sales and profit at the aerospace unit during the past four years. He is an outstanding leader with a demonstrated record of accomplishment and will be a great asset to Bowman's future growth," said Edmund M. Carpenter. The Company further reported that Edmund Carpenter Edmund "Ted" Snow Carpenter (born 1922 in Rochester, New York) is a noted visual anthropologist best known for his work on indigenous peoples and media. Biographical Background Carpenter began his anthropology studies under Dr. Frank G. would serve as acting president of Barnes Aerospace until a successor is identified. Beckett started with Barnes Group as an operations analyst in 1994, and was later promoted to director of operations at Windsor Manufacturing, a unit of Barnes Aerospace. In August 1995, he was appointed president of Barnes Aerospace where he was responsible for the overall direction and leadership of the business unit. Before joining Barnes Group, Beckett spent eight years at Hamilton Standard Hamilton Standard, a famous aircraft propeller parts supplier, was formed in 1929 when United Aircraft & Transport Corporation consolidated Hamilton Aero Manufacturing and Standard Steel Propeller into the Hamilton Standard Propeller Corporation. in a number of supervisory and managerial positions in program planning, operations, and project engineering. Beckett has earned two Masters degrees from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute in operations management and finance. He also holds a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in mechanical engineering from Polytechnic Institute of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Bowman Distribution has been an industry leader in the distribution of maintenance, repair and operating supplies (MRO MRO In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Mauritanian Ouguiya. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) since 1927. It is one of the world's largest MRO distributors, and has grown into an international logistical management business serving thousands of customers in North America and Europe. Barnes Group Inc. (http://www.barnesgroupinc.com) is a $650 million diversified international company headquartered in Bristol, CT. It is a leading manufacturer of complex metal components and precision springs for industrial, automotive and aerospace markets and a major distributor of maintenance repair and overhaul products to industrial and transportation markets. |
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