Tamara M. Christen Named M.C. Gill Corporation Director of New Business Development

El Monte, California – 28 June 2002 – Tamara M. Christen has been named Director of New Business Development at the M.C. Gill Corporation, a world leader in High Performance Composite Products used primarily in the aviation industry. Ms Christen, who is a native of Toledo, Ohio, will spearhead the broadening of M.C. Gill product sales into untapped areas. She brings significant aerospace business development expertise to this effort, which is supported by her industrial engineering background and proven technical capabilities. Christen’s challenge includes identifying applications for well established company products and developing markets for innovative new products from the M.C. Gill Research and Development Lab. This includes focusing on potential military, maritime, rail and a range of other opportunities. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to take world renowned products and find customers who will benefit from them. I see a great deal of potential in delivering the message and letting people know about M.C. Gill products and what the company has to offer,” Christen said.

Christen has a broad background in aerospace, with some two decades of experience primarily in senior sales and marketing positions with the former Douglas Aircraft Long Beach and Raytheon Aircraft Wichita. She has specialized in business development in commercial and military aircraft sectors, with a background that includes being posted to Moscow and working with international customers through the process of producing highly modified aircraft for specialized uses. Ms Christen holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from Pepperdine University.