Barnes Group Inc. Elects John W. Alden to Board of Directors.Business Editors BRISTOL Bristol, cities, United States Bristol. 1 Industrial city (1990 pop. 60,640), Hartford co., central Conn., on the Pequabuck River; settled 1727, inc. 1785. Its clock-making industry dates from 1790. , Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2000 John W. Alden, former vice chairman of United Parcel Service United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS), commonly referred to as UPS, is the world's largest package delivery company, delivering more than 15 million packages[1] a day to 6.1 million customers in over 200 countries and territories around the world. of America, Inc., has been elected to the board of directors of Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :B). The election, which brings the board membership to nine, was made effective at today's regularly scheduled board meeting. Alden will also serve on the Finance Committee and Compensation and Management Development Committee of Barnes Group's board. "John's years of experience in logistics, marketing, and strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. in a customer-focused enterprise such as UPS make him an excellent addition to our board of directors," said Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM). The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs O. Barnes, Barnes Group Inc.'s chairman. Alden, 58, spent 35 years with UPS in various management positions with increasing levels of responsibility. He was named senior vice president of business development in 1986, at which time he joined the management committee. Alden was elected to the UPS board of directors in 1988, and became vice chairman in 1996, a position he held until his retirement earlier this year. Barnes Group Inc. (www.barnesgroupinc.com) is a diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s international manufacturer of precision metal parts and distributor of industrial supplies, serving a wide range of markets and customers. Founded in 1857, Barnes Group consists of three separate businesses with 1999 sales of $622 million. Barnes Group employs approximately 4,000 people worldwide. For additional information on Barnes Group, please call our Fax-On-Demand Service at (800) 311-4606. |
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