Black Elected President A n d CEO Of A R O Corp.

Todd Shipyards Corporation recently announced that David Black was elected by the board of directors to the position of president and chief executive officer of The ARO Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Todd. In addition, the board elected John T.

Gilbride, Todd chairman, to the position of chairman of ARO.

Mr. Black, a director of ARO since 1982, has been executive vice president of ARO since July 1984 and prior to that was vice president of marketing and product research and development engineering since December 1974. Before joining ARO, Mr. Black was marketing manager for international operations for the Tool Group of Dresser Industries.

Mr. Black holds a B.S. degree in industrial engineering from Texas A & M University. He is president of the American Supply and Machinery Manufacturers Association Inc., a trustee of the Fluid Power Educational Foundation, and a member of the industrial advisory committee of the Industrial Distribution Program at Western Carolina University of Cullowhee, N.C.

Todd Shipyards Corporation, one of the nation's leading ship construction and repair companies, operates shipyards in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Galveston. Its recently acquired ARO subsidiary is an international manufacturer of industrial air-powered equipment and aeronautical and environmental life support systems.