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Alliant Techsystems Names Marc Constantine Vice President Of Business Development For Its Aerospace Systems Group

 

Minneapolis, Nov. 6, 1996 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) said it has named Marc T. Constantine vice president of business development for its Aerospace Systems Group. He will develop and implement market strategies to advance Alliant’s leadership positions in space launch vehicles and solid propulsion systems, composite structures, and munitions propellants.

Constantine most recently was director of strategic and space propulsion programs for Gencorp Aerojet in Sacramento, Calif. He joined Aerojet in 1983 and has held a number of executive management positions in strategic planning, business development, and program management in the company’s space and strategic launch propulsion businesses, including vice president, business development, propulsion programs.

As the Aerojet senior executive responsible for capturing market share in the expendable launch system propulsion business, Constantine was instrumental in securing the company’s position as the storable propellant liquid upper stage supplier on Alliant’s Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) team. From 1990 to 1993, he served as vice president, National Launch System Program, and was responsible for the formation of a consortium/joint venture between Aerojet, Pratt & Whitney, and Rocketdyne to develop the Advanced Launch System Space Transportation Engine. He also served as the project director for the Space Transportation Propulsion team, the general partnership established by the three companies.

Other key positions held at Aerojet included vice president, strategic development, with responsibility for business growth in flight systems, advanced launch systems, aeropropulsion systems, space systems, and defense systems.

Prior to joining Aerojet, Constantine worked for the Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell International Corporation in a variety of technical, engineering, and management positions.

"Marc Constantine brings to his position more than 35 years of technical and management experience in the aerospace business," said Peter A. Bukowick, group vice president, Aerospace Systems. "He is a recognized leader in the space propulsion business, and we are fortunate to have him on our team."

Constantine holds a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from West Virginia University and is vice president of the WVU Academy of Chemical Engineering. He is a member and former director of the American Astronautics Society and the California Engineering Foundation, and a past member of the Space Sciences Technical Advisory Committee to NASA/OAST and the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation.

Alliant Techsystems’ Aerospace Systems Group reported fiscal year 1996 sales of $553 million. The group employs approximately 4,000 people and has operations in Kansas, New Jersey, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Alliant Techsystems is a $1.2 billion aerospace and defense company with approximately 7,600 employees and operations in 24 states. The company, headquartered in Hopkins, Minn., comprises four business groups: Aerospace Systems, Defense Systems, Marine Systems, and Emerging Business.