Ball Aerospace Appoints David Beachley as Media Relations Manager
January 20 2005 - 11:09AM
PR Newswire (US)
Ball Aerospace Appoints David Beachley as Media Relations Manager
BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ball Aerospace
& Technologies Corp. has named David R. Beachley to the
position of media relations manager. Beachley will lead the
company's day-to-day interaction with the trade, national, local
and technology press. Beachley joins Ball Aerospace from LeGrand
Hart, one of Denver's most respected public relations agencies. As
the agency's senior analyst, he was responsible for the Space
Imaging account and served as senior counsel on the accounts of
CH2M HILL and LeftHand Networks, among other technology clients.
Prior to that, Beachley was a senior intelligence analyst for SAIC
for nearly 18 years. At SAIC, he researched and wrote numerous
reports and studies on a wide range of national security topics for
the Department of Defense and other Executive Branch agencies. Dave
began his career at the Defense Intelligence Agency after serving
in the U.S. Army, where he attained the rank of sergeant. Beachley
holds a bachelor's degree in history from Towson State University
in Towson, Md. and a master's in Russian area studies from
Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He is also a graduate of
the Defense Language Institute. Beachley is a member of the Denver
Press Club, the Denver Council on Foreign Relations and AFCEA. Ball
Corporation is a supplier of high-quality metal and plastic
packaging products and innovative packaging solutions to the
beverage and food industries. The company also owns Ball Aerospace
& Technologies Corp., which develops sensors, spacecraft,
systems and components for government and commercial markets. Ball
employs 13,100 people worldwide and reported 2003 sales of $4.9
billion. Forward-Looking Statements The information in this news
release contains "forward-looking" statements and other statements
concerning future events and financial performance. Words such as
"expects," "anticipates," "estimates," and variations of such words
and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied. The company undertakes
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 the
company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
especially in Exhibit 99.2 in the most recent Form 10-K. These
filings are available at the company's website and at
http://www.sec.gov/. Factors that might affect the packaging
segments of the company include fluctuation in consumer and
customer demand; competitive packaging material availability,
pricing and substitution; changes in climate and weather; fruit,
vegetable and fishing yields; industry productive capacity and
competitive activity; lack of productivity improvement or
production cost reductions; the German mandatory deposit or other
restrictive packaging laws; availability and cost of raw materials,
such as resin, steel and aluminum, and the ability to pass on to
customers changes in these costs; changes in major customer
contracts or the loss of a major customer; international business
risks, such as foreign exchange rates and tax rates; and the effect
of LIFO accounting on earnings. Factors that might affect the
aerospace segment include: funding, authorization and availability
of government contracts and the nature and continuation of those
contracts; and technical uncertainty associated with segment
contracts. Factors that could affect the company as a whole include
those listed plus: successful and unsuccessful acquisitions, joint
ventures or divestitures and associated integration activities;
regulatory action or laws including environmental and workplace
safety; goodwill impairment; antitrust and other litigation;
strikes; boycotts; increases in various employee benefits and labor
costs; rates of return projected and earned on assets of the
company's defined benefit retirement plans; reduced cash flow; and
interest rates affecting our debt. DATASOURCE: Ball Aerospace &
Technologies Corp. CONTACT: Sarah Hoyt of Ball Aerospace &
Technologies Corp., +1-303-533-4945, Web site:
http://www.ballaerospace.com/
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