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John Ruberto Appointed Vice President Strategic Business Development for GenCorp Aerojet

7 November 1997

John Ruberto Appointed Vice President Strategic Business Development for GenCorp Aerojet

    SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 7 -_ GenCorp Aerojet today announced
the appointment of John V. Ruberto as Vice President of Strategic Business
Development for Aerojet.  Mr. Ruberto now serves as Principal Deputy in the
Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical
and Biological Defense Programs.
    "The appointment of John Ruberto to direct Aerojet's strategic planning
will help provide the leadership necessary to ensure the future success of the
company," said Aerojet President Bob Wolfe.
    In his present position, Mr. Ruberto is responsible for activities related
to nuclear, chemical, and biological warfare, survivability of military
systems, defensive measures to counter nuclear, chemical, and biological
threats, and acquisition of systems and materials to counter weapons of mass
destruction.  Additional responsibilities include all matters related to the
destruction of U.S. chemical weapons and technical assistance to other nations
in chemical weapons destruction.  He is also responsible to help ensure
appropriate acquisition of systems and material to support the U.S. counter
proliferation strategy, and, on behalf of the ATSD (NCB), has organizational
control over the Defense Special Weapons Agency, the On-Site Inspection
Agency, and the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program.
    Mr. Ruberto has served in government positions since 1994 when Secretary
of Defense William Perry appointed him Director of Defense Diversification.
He subsequently served as Deputy to the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense
for Defense Conversion and was Acquisition and Technology representative to
the Defense Conversion Committee of the Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission with
Russia.
    He served in the same capacity on similar commissions with Ukraine,
Kazakstan, and Belarus.  For his efforts in this capacity, he was awarded the
Exceptionally Outstanding Public Service Medal by Secretary of Defense William
Cohen.
    Prior to his government appointment, Mr. Ruberto was Program Manager for
Russian Programs for Pratt and Whitney, responsible for development of the
U.S. market for the liquid rocket engines and technologies of NPO Energomash.
He concurrently held the title of Director, Advanced Programs Development,
responsible for broadening Pratt and Whitney's participation in U.S. and
international space programs.
    Mr. Ruberto joined United Technologies in 1969 and has held positions in
Pratt and Whitney's Commercial Products Division, United Technologies Chemical
Systems Division, and Pratt and Whitney Government Engines and Space
Propulsion division.  Those positions include Chief of Design Technology,
Chief Engineer and Director of Program Development for the Chemical Systems
Division, Program Manager for the U.S. Army Missile Command's Solid Propellant
Ramjet Kinetic Energy development and flight test program, and Director of
Business Development and Planning for Pratt and Whitney Government Engines and
Space Propulsion.
    Aerojet, a leader in propulsion, electronics and weapon systems, and
custom chemicals, is a segment of GenCorp, a technology-driven manufacturing
company with strong positions in polymer products, automotive, and aerospace
and defense industries.

SOURCE  GenCorp Aerojet