Conrad Industries Appoints Thomas M. Kitchen to Board of Directors.Business Editors MORGAN CITY Morgan City, city (1990 pop. 14,531), St. Mary parish, S La., a fishing port on the Atchafalaya River (connected to the Intracoastal Waterway); inc. 1860 as Brasher, renamed 1876. The city is headquarters for offshore petroleum drilling and has oil and gas wells. , La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003 Conrad Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNRD) announced today that 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 M. Kitchen has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company effective immediately. Mr. Kitchen is currently a consultant to businesses and individuals on general business matters. Mr. Kitchen served as President of Avondale Industries from October 1999 until his retirement in January 2002. Prior to that time, Mr. Kitchen served as a director and Chief Financial Officer of Avondale Industries, Inc. for over ten years. Avondale Industries, Inc. is one of the nation's six largest shipyards and was a public company prior to its acquisition by Litton Industries Named after inventor Charles Litton Sr., Litton Industries was a large defense contractor in the United States, bought by the Northrop Grumman Corporation in 2001. , Inc. in August 1999. Kenneth G. "Jerry" Myers, Jr., Conrad's 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. commented, "We are extremely pleased to have Tom join our Board. Tom's shipbuilding experience and financial expertise will be a welcome addition. As Conrad adapts to changing market conditions and new corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. requirements, Tom's experience and independence will help to provide invaluable insight and guidance." Conrad Industries, Inc., established in 1948 and headquartered in Morgan City, designs, builds and overhauls tugboats, ferries, liftboats, barges, offshore supply vessels and other steel and aluminum products for both the commercial and government markets. The company provides both repair and new construction services at its four shipyards located in southern Louisiana Louisiana (ləwē'zēăn`ə, l  ē'–), state in the S central United States. It is bounded by Mississippi, with the Mississippi R. and Texas.
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