EXHIBIT 99.2
News Release |
| Corporate Communications |
| Phone: 952-351-3063 |
For Immediate Release
Media Contact: |
| Investor Contact: |
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Rod Bitz |
| Steve Wold |
Phone: 952-351-3063 |
| Phone: 952-351-3056 |
E-mail: rod_bitz@atk.com |
| E-mail: steve_wold@atk.com |
ATK ELECTS DAN MURPHY TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Minneapolis, May 8, 2003 – ATK (Alliant Techsystems, NYSE: ATK) announced today that Dan Murphy was elected to the company’s board of directors at its regularly scheduled meeting on May 6. Murphy is group vice president, Precision Systems for ATK.
Murphy joined ATK in 2000 as president of ATK Tactical Systems in Rocket Center, W. Va., and was named group vice president, Precision Systems in early 2002, when the new business group was formed. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he previously served as a naval officer for 30 years, attaining the rank of Vice Admiral.
In a separate news release issued today, ATK announced an executive leadership succession plan under which chairman and chief executive officer Paul David Miller will retain his post as board chairman and will turn over his responsibilities as CEO to Murphy on Oct. 1.
ATK is a $2.2 billion aerospace and defense company with strong positions in propulsion, composite structures, munitions, precision capabilities, and civil and sporting ammunition. The company, which is headquartered in Edina, Minn., employs approximately 12,000 people and has three business groups: Aerospace, Precision Systems, and Ammunition and Related Products. ATK news and information can be found at www.atk.com.
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