Business Editors
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2000--L-3 Communications
(NYSE:LLL) announced today that A.E. (Gene) Dotson has been named
president of its SPD Technologies business units. L-3's SPD
Technologies business is comprised of SPD Electrical Systems in
Philadelphia, PA, Pac-Ord in San Diego, CA, Power Paragon in Anaheim,
CA, and Henschel, Inc. in Newbury, MA.
Mr. Dotson, age 58, has over 31 years of engineering, management
and leadership experience. He has served as president of Power Paragon
since 1994, when the Carlyle Group, L.P. and an executive management
team including Mr. Dotson formed Power Paragon from the acquisition of
MagneTek Power Technology Systems. In 1992, he joined MagneTek as a
sector executive responsible for military business. Mr. Dotson began
his career as an associate engineer at Teledyne-Ryan Aeronautical and
served as president of Teledyne's I-NET unit from 1988 until 1992.
"We are pleased to appoint Gene Dotson president of the SPD
Technologies division. For the past six years at Power Paragon, he has
demonstrated his ability to effectively drive an organization toward
its goals," said Frank C. Lanza, chairman and chief executive officer
of L-3 Communications. "Mr. Dotson's management and engineering
background and experience with military, government, and commercial
clients has prepared him for this position at SPD Technologies. As the
military looks for dual use and COTS technologies, SPD is poised for
continued success in the military as well as in the commercial realm."
Mr. Dotson received his BS degree in Electronic Engineering at San
Diego State University and in 1984 received a Masters of Business
Administration from National University. He also received an advanced
degree in management from the University of California-San Diego, as
well as Executive MBA degrees from the University of Southern
California and UCLA.
SPD Technologies, a division of L-3 Communications based in
Philadelphia, PA, provides electrical power delivery system equipment,
fault management and operating control systems to the United States
Navy, rail transportation and electric utilities organizations.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leading
merchant supplier of secure communications systems and products,
avionics and ocean products, training products, microwave components
and telemetry, instrumentation, space and wireless products. Its
customers include the Department of Defense, selected US government
intelligence agencies, aerospace prime contractors and commercial
telecommunications and wireless customers. To learn more about L-3
Communications, please visit the company's web site at www.L-3com.com.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information contained
herein, the matters set forth in this news release are forward-
looking statements. The forward-looking statements set forth above
involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from any such statement, including the
risks and uncertainties discussed in the company's Safe Harbor
Compliance Statement for Forward-looking Statements included in the
company's recent filings, including Forms 10-K and 10-Q, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACT:
L-3 Communications
Cynthia Swain
Vice President, Corporate Communications
212/697-1111
or
L-3 Communications - SPD Technologies
Sandra Schaffer
Director of Communications
714/956-9200
or
Morgen-Walke Associates
Gordon McCoun, Eric Boyriven
Media Contacts:
Jonathan Teall, Claudia Moscarella
212/850-5600
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