Veteran shipbuilding executive Gordon H. Fait Jr. of Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, has been elected chairman of the ship repair committee of the Shipbuilders Council of America, Washington, D.C.
He said his committee, representing over 20 U.S. shipyards, will work with the Navy and private industries to improve techniques for overhauling and repairing naval and commercial ships.
He also is vice president of the New England Ship Repair Yard Association, dedicated to bringing more ship repair projects to the New England area.
In his newly elected post with the Shipbuilders Council, a national professional association, Mr. Fait succeeds J.G. Price, vice president of Norfolk Ship. Mr. Fait is director of marketing for overhaul and repair at Bath Iron Works, a Congoleum company.