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United Technologies Appoints Tesfaye Aklilu Vice President, Quality

13 May 1998

United Technologies Appoints Tesfaye Aklilu Vice President, Quality

    HARTFORD, Conn., May 13 -- Tesfaye Aklilu has been appointed
vice president, quality, at United Technologies Corp., reporting to George
David, chairman and chief executive officer.
    For the past three years, Aklilu has been vice president, quality and
business process effectiveness, at Pratt & Whitney.  Previously, he served on
the operations research faculty at Babson College and, for 16 years, in
information systems and process management at Xerox Corporation.  He also has
international experience, principally with the United Nations as a management
consultant to African companies.
    "This appointment recognizes gains in product quality across the
corporation and, as well, how far we have yet to go," said David in announcing
the appointment.
    "We have seen what rigorous quality improvement methods can do for us,
division by division, and we must share and reinforce these behaviors across
UTC," he said.  "Tes will lead this activity for us."
    As part of his new responsibilities, Aklilu will lead the deployment of
Pratt & Whitney's ACE quality program (Achieving Competitive Excellence) in
every plant and office across UTC.  He also will launch Ito University, a
quality training initiative intended to capture formally the teachings of
Yuzuru Ito, UTC's quality advisor.
    Aklilu will co-chair the UTC Quality Council with Mike Ratchford, vice
president, quality, at Hamilton Standard, and the UTC Manufacturing Council,
with Louis Chenevert, executive vice president, operations, at Pratt &
Whitney.
    Aklilu earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical
engineering and industrial management, respectively, and a Ph.D. in operations
research, all from Oklahoma State University.
    United Technologies Corporation provides a broad range of high
technology products and support services to the building systems, automotive,
and aerospace industries.

SOURCE  United Technologies Corporation