C. David Decker to be president of GTE Laboratories.STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 1995--GTE Corp. today announced the appointment of C. David Decker as president of GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) Laboratories Inc., effective Oct. 1, 1995. GTE Laboratories, Waltham, Mass., are the center of research and development activities of GTE Corp. Decker, 50, currently vice president and director of research at GTE Laboratories, will succeed John C. Redmond, who will retire July 1, 1996, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Armen Der Marderosian, GTE senior vice president-technology and systems. Decker joined GTE in 1973 as an advanced research engineer at GTE Sylvania's Electro-Optics organization in Mountain View, Calif. He became research and development (R&D) section head in 1975 and R&D department manager in 1977. In 1979, Decker transferred to GTE Laboratories as a research manager. He left GTE at the end of 1981, and during 1982 was director of the RCA See RCA connector and video/TV history. Advanced Technology Labs in New Jersey. He rejoined GTE Laboratories in 1983 as director of the Fundamental Research Laboratory, and was promoted to his current position in 1986. From Oct. 2 until his retirement, Redmond will assume the position of special assistant to Der Marderosian. "John has served GTE Laboratories well for 10 years," said Der Marderosian. "His leadership during an important transitional period for GTE has contributed immeasurably to the company's technical competitiveness. In his new position, John will apply his expertise to technical issues affecting GTE as a whole." Decker holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. from Rice University, a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in physics from Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. and an undergraduate degree from Wabash College. Before joining GTE, Decker was a physicist at Arthur D. Little Arthur D. Little, Inc. is the world's first management consulting firm. Founded in 1886 by Arthur Dehon Little, an MIT chemist who discovered acetate, and co-worker Roger Griffin, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Arthur D. Little pioneered the concept of contracted technology research. Inc., the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, at Woods Hole, Mass.; est. 1930. In addition to oceanographic research, it conducts important work in meteorology, biology, geology, and geophysics. . Decker served in the U.S. Army as a lieutenant from 1969 to 1971, including duty as a communication officer with the 52nd Artillery Group in Vietnam from 1970 to 1971. Prior to joining GTE Laboratories in 1985, Redmond was vice president for engineering at GTE Communication Systems. Before that, he was general manager of the Digital Systems Division and vice president of engineering for Stromberg-Carlson Corp. He also had served as corporate director of research and development for the General Dynamics Corporation. GTE is the largest U.S.-based local telephone company and a leading cellular-service provider in the United States. CONTACT: GTE Claire Deveney, 617/455-5151( after 6 p.m. 617/566-4573) |
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