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Trimble Elects New Chairman And Vice Chairman
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2007 Trimble announced that its board of directors today elected a new chairman and vice chairman following the death of chairman Dr. Robert S. Cooper on July 2, 2007. Dr. Cooper, who served on Trimble's board since 1989, consistently displayed a unique combination of dignity, integrity and a visionary belief in the benefits of technology. His extensive list of accomplishments includes leadership positions within industry, government and academia. Dr. Cooper was a trusted and valued board member who established a standard of excellence for Trimble and his presence will be missed. Trimble's new chairman, Ulf J. Johansson, has served as a director on Trimble's board since 1999. Johansson was a founder and served as chairman of Europolitan Vodafone AB, a GSM mobile telephone operator in Sweden, from 1990 until March 2005. In April 2005, Johansson was elected to the board of directors of Telefon AB LM Ericsson. He currently also serves as chairman of the board of directors for Novo Nordisk Foundation and Novo A/S, a private Danish investment company which is also the parent company of the Novo Group and majority owner of Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S, AcandoFrontec AB, an IT and management consulting company, and Eurostep Group AB, a software and consulting company specializing in product life cycle management. Trimble's new vice chairman, Nickolas W. Vande Steeg, has served as a director on Trimble's board since 2003. Until March of 2007, Vande Steeg was president and chief operating officer of Parker Hannifin Corporation, a diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Azusa Pacific University, Urban Youth Workers International, and Wabtec Corporation. Related Links Trimble GPS Applications, Technology and Suppliers
First Lockheed Martin-Built GPS Satellite Marks 10 Years In Service
King Of Prussia PA (SPX) Jul 25, 2007The first U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR) satellite, built by a team led by Lockheed Martin, has surpassed its 10-year design life of on-orbit service, providing the U.S. military and civil users world-wide with highly accurate navigation capabilities since 1997. Launched from Cape Canaveral on July 23, 1997, the first GPS IIR satellite is one of 30 operational GPS satellites currently on orbit. |
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