CALIFORNIA - News from March 18, 1985

Mark H. Lee has resigned as president of American Pacific Corp., an Irvine-based real estate development and specialty chemical manufacturing company, following his purchase last month of Petrox Industries Inc., an American Pacific subsidiary.

Lee “will be pursuing other business operations through Petrox” and will remain a consultant to American Pacific for an unspecified period, according to a company statement. He will have no further ties to the company, a spokesman said.

American Pacific Chairman John E. Wertin will assume the additional role of president.