Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has named Frederick J. Doyle, Jr. as vice president of special programs. The position oversees critical programs and technologies for restricted customers, a key market area for the company. Doug Neam, who served in this role since early 2004, will return to his prior position of vice president, program operations.

"Adding an accomplished professional like Fred Doyle to our management team is a significant milestone for Ball Aerospace," said David L. Taylor, president and CEO. "He brings a vast knowledge of the intelligence market and a strong understanding of performance on highly complex national programs. We look forward to having his expertise and outstanding customer relationships," Taylor added.

Prior to joining Ball Aerospace, Doyle was executive vice president of solutions at Space Imaging. Other positions with that company included vice president of defense / intelligence solutions, vice president of advanced systems, vice president of development and director of systems engineering. Fred was responsible for the integration and initialization of the IKONOS satellite. Before joining Space Imaging, Doyle spent 20 years in government service, working for the Defense Mapping Agency (the precursor to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency - NGA), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). He holds a master's degree in photogrammetry from Purdue University and a bachelor's degree in engineering from Virginia Technological University.

Ball Corporation is a supplier of high-quality metal and plastic packaging products 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 more than 13,200 people worldwide and reported 2004 sales of $5.4 billion. The company is celebrating its 125th year in 2005.

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