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For Immediate Release
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Bryce Hallowell |
| Steve Wold |
Phone: 952-351-3087 |
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E-mail: bryce.hallowell@atk.com |
| E-mail: steve_wold@atk.com |
ATK ELECTS DAN MURPHY CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Minneapolis, Feb. 2, 2005 — Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) announced today that Dan Murphy, president and chief executive officer, will become chairman of the board of directors effective April 1. Murphy will succeed Paul David Miller, who will depart from the board on April 1.
Murphy became chief executive officer of ATK in October 2003 as part of a leadership succession plan announced earlier that year. He succeeded Miller, who retained his post as chairman of the board to assist in the transition.
ATK is a $2.4 billion advanced weapon and space systems company employing approximately 14,000 people in 23 states. News and information can be found on the Internet at www.atk.com.
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