Business Screen Magazine (1965-1966)

Business screen executivej NEWS OF STAFF APPOINTMENTS AND A-V INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS Navy's Hardy Glenn Becomes V. P. at Ragsdale Associates V: H;ird\ Glenn, former director of the Media Relatit)ns Division. U. S. Navy Office of Information has been appointed a vice-president of Carl Ragsdale Associates. Inc. and its Sun Dial Films. Inc. division. He will headquarter at the company's Washington. D. C. facility. 1032 33rd Street N. W. Recently retired from the Navy with the rank of Captain. Hardy Glenn has held a wide variety ol assignments in its Public Information program. These include duty with the United Nations Command; Naval Forces. Far Fast ( where he was Deputy Spokesman for the U. N. Advanced Armistice Negotiations in Korea); Naval Forces. Philippines; and the U. S. Pacific Fleet. He was also head of the Audio-Visual and News Branches of the Navy's Office of Information at the Pentagon. • * * * Kodak Appoints |ohn A. Pistor lo Head Film Trade Relations Motion picture trade relations at Eastman Kodak will be directed by John A. Pistor. reporting to C. Ray Troutncr. sales manager of the company's Motion Picture and F.ducation Markets Division. Pistor is a veteran member of Kodak film departments, having joined the company in 1938 after graduation from Cornell. He began work in the motion picture sales departmer' in 1946. After a 10-ycar perioc' on leave of absence when he wa: associated with W. J. German. Inc he returned to Kodak as general manager of the East Coast Division i 1963. • • • * Pederson Now Product Mai. ger of the Permacel Tape Divisioi: '^: Carl R. Pederson is now product manager for film splicing tapes and equipment at Permacel. a division of Johnson & Johnson. • Connelly to Agfa-Gevaert as Head. Professional Cine Sales ■sir Agfa-Gcvacrt. Inc. has named Paul V. Connelly as sales manager. Professional Cine Products. The appointment was announced by Rene Aerts. president of the Tctcrboro. N. J. company. For the past I 1 years vice-president of Pathe Industries. N. Y.. Connelly's background includes financial and general officer service in the advertising, motion picture and paper industries. He was previously treasurer of America Corp.; treasurer and director of National Transitads. Inc.; and vice-president of Lalhrop-Vandewater Paper Co He attended Fordham Univer sity and Boston College; served as a first lieutenant in the U. S. Air I-orce from 1942-45. • * * * Burt Ncuburger Is Sales V. P. at Video Pictures of Illinois Riirton Ncuburger has been named vice-president in charge of sales for the Chicago-based division of Video Pictures. Inc.. New York City. His appointment was confirmed last month by Fred Olsen. president of VPl of Illinois. Ncuburger. a former sales executive for the Technicolor Corporation, will remain available to that company in an advisory capacity. He returns to the production field where he has had 20 years of experience with national companies. We process filmstrips, too. In fact, for 16 years, w/e've been doing nothing else except perhaps for some slide duplicating work now and then. Here, on Long Island Sound about 30 minutes from mid-town New York, we have managed to design and build our own printers and processors and to sign on a capable crew who, above all, care about shooting your master negatives and processing your release prints. For price, technical or delivery information, please telephone, write or come out and visit any time you're in the neighborhood. Ideal Pictures Names Weilail as General Manager on |anl| V. .M. George Wciland \m • come general manager ot Pictures Inc.. national distriUor^ and film library firm. His apjiniment will be effective JanuA ] i^S^, <4 George Weilaiid COLOR FILM <OHl>()KATI<>N '^ 500 Halstead Avenue, Mamaroneck, New York _: Telephone: (914) 698-6350. NYC Line: 933-3322 1 966. according to Jack C. Wlu, recently-elected president of I.-aL Wciland assumes a post vailed by the retirement of Paul R. F.hi president and general man.n this 4S-year old compan_\ ... 1952. Weiland has served as idwest sales manager for a n.r ' film distribution company 1 past 16 years. . * * * Antonia Villi to Direct P/R id Advertising of VPI Production: ;: Mrs. Antonia \ illi has jo'ed VPI Productions. Inc.. New Yk. as director of public relations ,id advertising, according to an iinouncement by \P1 presimt George Tompkins. Mrs. \'illi held the same piilion with the Communicatns Group before her VPI appulment. Prior to that, she was $• st)ciate PR director of Rcstaunt Associates, staff-writer at Gcison-Todman. and for eight yiB was \ice president and accounHecutive of Garton .Associates, pv lie relations. Al \ PI her responsibilities II include the creation and supcision of the ad\ertising and ptiic relations programs for all VPI ffiliated companies, as well as hiilling contract and placement vh the trade and consumer press. n addition, she will be editor of e \ PI promotion organ. Imaois* * * * Stephen Kelly to Manage Production at Marathon Int'l i\ M.ir.ilhoM Internalional P" ductions. Inc.. New York C'. has appointed Stephen M. Kely as production manager. He wasB assistant producer for Ni» Studios. Inc. * 111 BUSINESS SCREEN MAGAZI,E