Edgar Brower to board of directors at Omega Environmental.Environmental Inc. (NASDAQ/NM:OMEG OMEG Operations and Maintenance Experts Group ) Tuesday announced that Edgar S. Brower, 65, has been elected to the company's board of directors, effective immediately. Brower has been, since 1985, chairman, president and chief executive officer of the Newport Beach, Calif.-based Pacific Scientific Co. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :PSX PSX Sony Playstation PSX Playstation X (name of the CD add-on unit for the pre-production NES) PSX Professional Services Expo PSX Play Station ), a manufacturer of electrical and safety equipment, and has more than 30 years of general management experience at senior levels in both the private and public sectors. He replaces former director Mark H. Dunaway, 50, who resigned to pursue personal opportunities. Omega Chairman Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. L. Azure azure /az·ure/ (azh´er) one of three metachromatic basic dyes (A, B, and C). az·ure n. Any of various dyes used in biological stains, especially for blood and nuclear staining. Jr. commented, "we are very pleased to welcome Ed Brower to our board. He has a wealth of experience in areas that will be very helpful to Omega Environmental -- including acquiring and integrating companies, developing strong and cost-effective management information systems, and managing fast growth. "Omega's chief goal is to achieve good profitability while maintaining strong internal and external growth. During the last ten years, Ed and his management team have transformed Pacific Scientific into a world-class manufacturer and an industry-leading product innovator; his advice and counsel will be invaluable to us." Brower served for eight years in several executive management positions with Allied Corp., rising to Corporate Group vice president and president of Electronic Components Co. (AECC AECC Association for Emissions Control by Catalyst AECC Aeromedical Evacuation Control Center AECC Aeromedical Evacuation Coordination Center AECC Aerojet Energy Conversion Company AECC American Evangelical Christian Church, Inc. ). AECC was composed of several divisions with foreign and domestic operations covering 15,000 employees at 50 locations with approximately $1 billion in revenues. He served for four years as United States Assistant Postmaster General POSTMASTER GENERAL. The chief officer of the post office department of the United States. Various duties are imposed upon this officer by the acts of congress of March 3, 1825, and July 2, 1836, which will be found under the articles Mail; Post Office and Postage. during the Nixon and Ford Administrations from 1972 through 1976. During this time he oversaw the design and implementation of the nation's $1 billion automated mail handling system. That system was completed on schedule and within budget and was instrumental in allowing the Postal Service to process increased volumes of mail with 80,000 fewer employees. Prior to that, Brower was president and chief executive officer of Recognition Terminals Inc., a subsidiary of Irving, Texas-based Recognition Equipment Inc. He also served for ten years in various management positions for Collins Radio Co., and for three years as chief industrial engineer for Wahlgran Transformer Co. Brower graduated from the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission in 1959 with a BS in Industrial Engineering. He is a California Registered Professional Engineer and received an honorable discharge from the United States Army United States Army Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with preserving peace and security and defending the nation. The first regular U.S. fighting force, the Continental Army, was organized by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, to supplement local , after serving from 1950 to 1954 and rising to the rank of first lieutenant. He and his family reside in Corona del Mar, Calif. Omega Environmental is a leading provider of comprehensive products and services for fuel and chemical storage and handling, including engineered remediation services for contaminated soils and groundwater, through 49 locations in the United States and Latin America. CONTACT: South Coast Communications Joseph Allen, 714/252-8440 |
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