October 29, 2002

RETIRED ARMY BRIGADIER GENERAL DEAN ERTWINE JOINS BATTELLE

Retired Army Brigadier General Dean Ertwine recently joined Battelle to serve as Vice President for Army Science and Technology, Business Development. He's charged with using his many years of Army R&D experience to develop new business opportunities for Battelle's Defense Systems group.

Ertwine will focus on the Army Materiel Command, and its components, as Battelle assists in the role of transforming the military.

Ertwine, 52, most recently served as Commanding General for the U.S. Army Developmental Test Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Additional R&D assignments during Ertwine's military career include: Deputy Commander for Systems Acquisition at U.S Army Communications and Electronics Command at Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey; Executive Officer to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development & Acquisition) at the Pentagon; Commander, Cold Regions Test Center at Ft. Greely, Alaska; and Commander, Fire Support Armaments Center, U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey.

Ertwine is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy and holds an M.S. in physical chemistry and a Doctor of Arts in chemistry from Lehigh University.

Battelle serves industry and government in the areas of technology development, laboratory management, and technology commercialization. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Battelle has annual revenues of $1 billion, has operations at more than 100 locations and clients in 30 countries. It counts as its successes the development of the office copier machine (Xerox), pioneering work on the compact disc, medical technology breakthroughs, and fiber optic advancements for telecommunications.

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