BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace
& Technologies Corp. has hired George
Birsic as director of defense and intelligence programs for
Ball Aerospace's Washington, D.C.,
Operations, effective Oct. 29,
2012. Birsic will report to Fred
Doyle, vice president and corporate lead executive for the
defense and intelligence community.
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"George Birsic is a nationally
recognized leader with an impressive career," said Doyle.
"Our company has increased its share of defense and intelligence
over the last several years and George, as Ball's customer contact,
will be an invaluable resource to continue our strong performance
in this market."
Birsic joins Ball Aerospace following a 26-year career in
the United States Air Force,
retiring with the rank of colonel. He led advanced
technology efforts for the airborne laser program; created and
coordinated nuclear safety policy; managed intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance systems development programs; and
directed on-orbit operations communications satellites. Most
recently Birsic served as the director of the Systems Technology
Group at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) where he was
responsible for policy, budget, technology development and security
oversight.
Previous career highlights include: Commerce Science and
Technology fellow, Department of Commerce; Operational Solutions
Group director, NRO; Engineering Division director, Operational
Support Office, NRO; Mission Enhancement Division director,
Airborne Laser System Program Office; and Nuclear Energy Systems
chief, Air Force Safety Center.
Birsic received his bachelor of science in physics from the
United States Air Force Academy, a
master of science in systems management from the University of Southern California, a master of
science in applied engineering and physics from George Mason University and master of public
administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He
also attended the international relations program at the University
of Zagreb, Croatia.
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. supports critical
missions for national agencies such as the Department of Defense,
NASA, NOAA and other U.S. government and commercial entities. The
company develops and manufactures spacecraft, advanced instruments
and sensors, components, data exploitation systems and RF solutions
for strategic, tactical and scientific applications. For more
information visit www.ballaerospace.com.
Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL) is a supplier of high quality
packaging for beverage, food and household products customers, and
of aerospace and other technologies and services, primarily for the
U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ more
than 14,500 people worldwide and reported 2011 sales of more than
$8.6 billion. For the latest Ball
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http://www.ball.com.
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no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise. Key risks and uncertainties are summarized in filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Exhibit 99.2
in our Form 10-K, which are available on our website and at
www.sec.gov. Factors that might affect our packaging segments
include fluctuation in product demand and preferences; availability
and cost of raw materials; competitive packaging availability,
pricing and substitution; changes in climate and weather; crop
yields; competitive activity; failure to achieve anticipated
productivity improvements or production cost reductions; mandatory
deposit or other restrictive packaging laws; changes in major
customer or supplier contracts or loss of a major customer or
supplier; political instability and sanctions; and changes in
foreign exchange rates or tax rates. Factors that might affect our
aerospace segment include: funding, authorization, availability and
returns of government and commercial contracts; and delays,
extensions and technical uncertainties affecting segment contracts.
Factors that might affect the company as a whole include those
listed plus: accounting changes; changes in senior management; the
recent global recession and its effects on liquidity, credit risk,
asset values and the economy; successful or unsuccessful
acquisitions; regulatory action or laws including tax,
environmental, health and workplace safety, including U.S. FDA and
other actions affecting products filled in our containers, or
chemicals or substances used in raw materials or in the
manufacturing process; governmental investigations; technological
developments and innovations; goodwill impairment; antitrust,
patent and other litigation; strikes; labor cost changes; rates of
return projected and earned on assets of the company's defined
benefit retirement plans; pension changes; uncertainties
surrounding the U.S. government budget and debt limit; reduced cash
flow; interest rates affecting our debt; and changes to unaudited
results due to statutory audits or other effects.
SOURCE Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.