E. David Foreman, founder and president of E. David Foreman & Associates, a Washington, D.C.-based marketing consulting firm, has joined Todd Shipyards Corporation, it was announced recently by Robert J. Farrington, vice president and Washington representative.

Mr. Foreman has been assigned to Todd's Washington office as an assistant Washington representative. Prior to forming his own company, he had for 12 years represented Ogden Corporation as director of Washington operations and assistant to the president for legislative programs as well as public relations representative. Before joining Ogden, Mr. Foreman was manager of the Dayton, Ohio, office of the Atlantic Research Corporation.